Date and Nut Bars

Directions

Ingredients :

⅓ cup boiling water

2 cups dates

pitted and chopped

½ cup shortening

1 cup white sugar

⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¾ teaspoon salt

⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg

2 eggs

1 cup all-purpose flour

¼ teaspoon baking soda

½ cup chopped walnuts

¼ cup confectioners’ sugar

Methods :

In a small bowl, pour boiling water over dates, and set aside to cool. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 10×10 inch baking pan.

In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and white sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the dates, including any water; mix well. Sift together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking soda; stir into the date mixture. Then stir in the nuts.

Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared 10×10 inch pan, and bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven. When cool, cut into bars, and roll each bar in confectioners’ sugar.