Date Nut Bars

Name: Date Nut Bars
Yield: Serves 12 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

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

SERVES12 bars

TIME1 hour, plus 1½ hours cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The classic combination of sweet chewy dates and crunchy pecans provided the flavor base for these Date Nut Bars. To bring out the flavor of the pecans, we made sure to toast them before adding them to the rest of the ingredients. Rolling t...

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