Date-Oatmeal Bars

Yields:	12 servings
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	Preparation	40 minutes
	Cooking	50 minutes
	Ready In	90 minutes

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Ingredients

1	cup	flour, all-purpose
1/2	teaspoon	salt
1/2	cup	brown sugar, light	firmly packed
1/3	cup	margarine
1	cup	oatmeal	quick-cooking, uncooked

Date filling
2	cups	dates	chopped, pitted
1	cup	water
2	tablespoons	sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 400�F. Grease 9x9x2 inch square pans.

Simmer uncovered, dates, water and sugar 7-10 minutes until thick.

Cool.

Sift flour and salt together.

Add Brown Sugar.

Using a pastry blender, cut in margarine until the size of small peas.

Mix in oatmeal.

Pack half the mixture in to the bottom of the pan; top with the date mixture.

Add remaining oatmeal mixture to form top layer.

Bake 45-50 minutes until tan on top. Cool upright in pan on a wire rack and cut into bars.

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Orange Cookies (Grandma Shepard)

My girlfriend has the same exact recipe she gave to me that has been in her Family for generations. The flavor is outstanding and they do not last long in my house!

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