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Ingredients
- 2 eggs, well beaten
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 cup melted butter or 12 cup margarine
- 34 cup all-purpose flour
- 12 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup pitted dates, chopped (cut with wet scissors)
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts or 1 cup almonds
- 13 cup seedless raisin
- confectioners' sugar, for garnish
Method
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In large mixing bowl, mix eggs, sugar, vanilla, and melted butter or margarine with egg beater or electric mixer until well blended, about 3 minutes.
- Mixing constantly, add flour, a little at a time, and baking powder.
- Using rubber spatula, fold in dates, nuts, and raisins, and mix well.
- Pour mixture into greased 9-inch square cake pan.
- Bake in oven for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- While still warm, cut into bars about an inch wide and 3 inches long.
- Put 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar into a small dish.
- Roll each bar in confectioners' sugar.
- Store bars in box, with wax paper between layers.
- Serve as a sweet snack.
