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Date Squares

Teresa Ambra
A luscious date filling is sandwiched between a wonderful oatmeal streusel crust and topping in these tasty treats. They're rich, sweet and sensational! Terrific for holiday and Christmas baking and for Christmas Cookie Exchanges.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup dates cut in pieces
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup Crisco shortening
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 cup Gold Medal UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups Quaker oatmeal

Instructions
 

  • Cook dates, water, sugar and vanilla until soft.
  • Mix remaining ingredients until crumbly.
  • Line bottom of greased 8x8” pan with ½ the crumbly mixture.
  • Gently spread date filling on top.
  • Spread filling to about 1/8” from the edge, otherwise it will be hard to remove from pan because the filling adheres to the pan.
  • Top with remaining flour mixture and bake at 325° for 25 minutes. Cut into bars when cool.

Notes

NOTE: Double this recipe for 9x13” pan.
NOTE: I recommend refrigerating the cookies after baking to make cutting easier.
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Keyword brownie, cookie, dates, dessert, oatmeal
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