Recipe: Zucchini Bars with Cream Cheese Icing

ZUCCHINI BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

3 eggs
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup chopped dates or raisins
2 cups grated zucchini with peel, drained
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
FOR THE ICING:
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon milk (or as needed)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan.
Beat together eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla.

Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder. Mix into egg mixture. Stir in dates or raisins, zucchini and nuts. Place in prepared pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes. Cool in pan on rack.

TO MAKE THE ICING:
Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Stir in sugar, vanilla and milk. Add a little more milk if necessary to reach spreading consistency.

Spread icing over cooled bars.

Source: Bar Cookie Bonanza by Annette Gohlke, Janet Kumbier, and Mike Huibregtse