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EILEEN GOLTZ
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1 c. old-fashioned or quick-cooking

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1/2 c. packed light brown sugar

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1/2 c. unsalted butter or margarine,
softened
1/4 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt

1/4 t. ground cinnamon

Date filling:

10 oz. pitted dates, chopped (do
not buy chopped dates as they
have sugar added already)
2 T. light brown sugar
3/4 c. water
Preheat oven to 375. Grease 9x9 inch
metal baking pan. Line pan with foil;
grease foil.
In a large bowl, by hand, mix
flour, oats, brown sugar, butter or
margarine, baking soda, salt and cin-
namon until the mixture comes
together. Transfer 2 cups of the mix-
ture to baking pan; reserve remaining

mixture for crumb topping. With
hand, press mixture evenly onto bot-
tom of pan to form a crust.
Bake crust 10 minutes. Cool com-
pletely in pan on wire rack. Turn off
oven.
While the crust is cooling, prepare
date filling. In 2-quart saucepan, cook
dates, brown sugar and water over
medium heat until mixture thickens
and all liquid is absorbed, about 6 to
8 minutes, stirring frequently. Spoon
date filling into bowl; refrigerate until
cool, about 30 to 40 minutes.
When filling is cool, preheat oven
to 375. Spread filling over crust; top
with reserved crumb mixture. Bake
35 to 40 minutes until topping is
golden. Cool completely in pan on
wire rack. When cool, transfer with
foil to cutting board. Cut into 4
strips, then cut each strip crosswise
into 3 pieces. Makes 1 dozen bars.

BROWN SUGAR DATE
COOKIES

light brown sugar, lightly
packed
1/2 c. butter, room temperature
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 t. cream of tartar
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 t. salt
3/4 c. rolled oats
2 t. vanilla extract
1 1/2 t. baking soda dissolved in
1 T. hot water
10 oz. dates, chopped (about 1 3/4
cups)
In an electric mixing bowl, beat suga
and butter until well blended and
smooth. Stir in egg and beat briskly
until completely blended. Stir cream
of tartar into flour. Add flour mix-
ture, salt and oats to sugar mixture
and stir. Add vanilla extract, baking
soda and dates. Mix only until well
blended.
Place walnut-sized chunks of
dough 2 inches apart on greased bal
ing sheet. Either flour hands or
dampen with cold water and press

1 c.

each chunk into 1/4-inch-thick