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Party Date Bars

Yields:24 bars
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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation30 minutes
Cooking35 minutes
Ready In105 minutes
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Ingredients

Filling
2 cups dates pitted
1/2 cup sugar
1 x orange zest grated
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup nutmeats chopped
Crumb base
1 cup flour, all-purpose sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup oats uncooked (quick or old-fashioned)
1 cup brown sugar firmly packed
1/2 cup butter or margarine

Directions

For filling, combine dates, sugar, orange peel and orange juice in medium-sized saucepan.

Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally until thickened.

Cool. Stir in nutmeats.

For base, sift together flour, soda and salt.

Add oats and sugar; mix well.

Stir in butter; mix until crumbly. Firmly press 2/3 of mixture into greased 8-inch square baking pan.

Spread filling evenly over crumb base.

Top with remaining crumb mixture; pack lightly.

Bake in preheated moderate oven (350 F) 30 to 35 minutes.

Cool; cut in bars.

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