Recipe - Date And Nut Bars

2 Eggs
1 cup Confectioners sugar
1 tablespoon Shortening, melted
One fourth cup Flour
One half teaspoon Baking powder
1 cup Chopped dates
Three fourths cup Chopped pecans or walnuts
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Confectioners sugar

The dates give a special flavor to this easy to make dessert.

Preheat oven to 325ø. In a bowl, beat eggs until light. Add sugar and
shortening; blend well.

Sift flour and baking powder together and blend well. Stir in dates, nuts
and vanilla. Blend well.

Pour into greased 8 x 8inch pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
Cut in small squares or oblongs. Roll in confectioners sugar.

Store in covered container.

Yield: 1824. Lois Boudreau, St. Louis, MO

Randy Shearer

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