Recipe - Oatmeal Pecan-Date Bars

1 pack (8 oz) dates; pitted,
chopped
Three fourths cup Water
1 pack (16 oz) Slice and Bake
Cookies, refrigerator
1 cup Pecans; chopped
Confectioner's sugar

Preheat oven to moderate 350 degrees. Simmer dates in water in a
mediumsize saucepan for 10 minutes. Puree mixture in electric blender. Pat
Three fourths of the cookie dough evenly in a greased 9x9x2inch baking pan. Spread
date puree over dough. Combine remaining dough and the nuts in a small bowl
until crumbly. Sprinkle over date mixture. Pat down gently. Bake in
preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Sprinkle with
sifted confectioner's sugar. Cut into bars. Makes 15 bar cookies.

Recipe by: Pua

Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by
MarySpero@prodigy.com (MS MARY E SPERO) on 9 No, v 1997