Recipe: Chocolate-Date Bars (chocolate and date-nut layers, 1960's)
Desserts - Cookies, Brownies, BarsCHOCOLATE-DATE BARS
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
1 1/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/4 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar, divided use
1 tablespoon milk
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
1 cup finely snipped dates
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Melt butter or margarine with chocolate; stir in the 1 1/3 cups flour, the 1/4 cup sugar, and the milk. Pat in 9x9x2-inch baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes.
In mixing bowl, combine the remaining 1/3 cup sugar, the 2 tablespoons flour, and the baking powder. Add eggs; beat till fluffy.
Fold in dates and walnuts; spread over chocolate layer.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes more. Cool; cut in bars.
Mrs. Junice Young, Chula Vista, California
Makes 1 (9x9-inch) pan
From: Mary's Notebook, Mary and Carmen's Recipe Collection at Recipelink.com
Source: Better Homes and Gardens magazine, September 1966
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
1 1/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/4 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar, divided use
1 tablespoon milk
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
1 cup finely snipped dates
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Melt butter or margarine with chocolate; stir in the 1 1/3 cups flour, the 1/4 cup sugar, and the milk. Pat in 9x9x2-inch baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes.
In mixing bowl, combine the remaining 1/3 cup sugar, the 2 tablespoons flour, and the baking powder. Add eggs; beat till fluffy.
Fold in dates and walnuts; spread over chocolate layer.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes more. Cool; cut in bars.
Mrs. Junice Young, Chula Vista, California
Makes 1 (9x9-inch) pan
From: Mary's Notebook, Mary and Carmen's Recipe Collection at Recipelink.com
Source: Better Homes and Gardens magazine, September 1966
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