Cookbook · Desserts
Date Layer Bars
This is a recipe my mom didn't make very often. She and I were the only ones that liked dates...
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 1 3/4 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
Directions
- Thoroughly cream shortening(butter) and sugar;
- add sifted dry ingredients and oatmeal.
- Mix until crumbly.
- Firmly pat one-half the mixture in a waxed-paper-lined 9x13 inch pan.
- Spread with date filling (see Notes: below).
- Add remaining crumbs and pat smooth.
- Bake in 325° oven for 30-35 min.
- Cut in bars or squares.
- Makes 20 bars.