Date Nut Bars

Name: Date Nut Bars
Ingredients: 1 cup packed (7 ounces/198 grams), brown sugar; 3/4 cup (3 3/4 ounces/106 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 9 ounces (255 grams) pitted, dates, chopped (1 1/2 cups); 1 cup, pecans, toasted and chopped; 2 large, eggs, lightly beaten; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 1/2 cup (2 ounces/57 grams), confectioners' sugar

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2012

The classic combination of sweet chewy dates and crunchy pecans provided the flavor base for these Date Nut Bars.

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SERVES 12 bars

TIME 1 hour, plus 1½ hours cooling

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