Recipe - Glazed Orange Date Squares

1 One fourth cup Chopped dates
Three fourths cup Packed brown sugar
One half cup Water
One half cup Butter
1 cup Chocolate chips; (6 oz.)
2 Eggs
One half cup Milk
One half cup Orange juice
1 One fourth cup Allpurpose flour
Three fourths teaspoon Baking soda
One half teaspoon Salt
1 cup Chopped walnuts

ORANGE GLAZE
3 cup Confectioner's sugar
One fourth cup Butter; softened
1 teaspoon Grated orange peel
1/3 cup Milk

In a saucepan, combine the dates, sugar, water and butter. Simmer for 5
minutes, stirring occasionally, or until dates are softened. Remove from
heat; stir in chocolate chips. Beat eggs, milk and orange juice. Combine
flour baking soda and salt; add to date mixture alternately with orange
juice mixture, mixing well after each addition. Stir in walnuts. Pour into
a greased 15x10x1" baking pan. Bake at 350 F. for 2530 minutes or until
toothpick comes out clean. Cool. Combine confectioner's sugar, butter and
orange peel; stir in milk until glaze reaches desired consistency. Spread
over bars. Yield: 3 dozen. Submitted by Ruth Stoops, Cincinnati, Ohio MC
formatting by bobbi744@sojourn.com

Recipe by: Taste of Home Magazine, Oct/Nov. '97, p. 67

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #830 by Roberta Banghart
bobbi744@sojourn.com on Oct 07, 1997