Date squares
16 bars
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ⅔ | cup | Unsifted all-purpose flour |
| 3 | tablespoons | Unsifted whole wheat flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground cinnamon |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Freshly grated nutmeg |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ground cardamom |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ground allspice |
| 4 | tablespoons | Unsalted butter; melted and cooled (1/2 stick) |
| ½ | cup | Granulated sugar |
| ¼ | cup | Light brown sugar |
| 2 | Extra-large eggs | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 2 | cups | Chopped pitted dates (10 oz) |
| ¾ | cup | Chopped walnuts |
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour an 8x8x2-inch baking pan.
Sift together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and allspice into a large mixing bowl.
Whisk the butter, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract in a bowl.
Pour the sugar-egg mixture over the flour mixture and mix until the particles of flour are absorbed. Stir in the dates and walnuts.
Pour and scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until just set.
Place the pan on a cooling rack. Cool completely. Cut into 2x2-inch squares. Remove the squares from the pan using a metal spatula.
Store in an airtight container. from Baking for Gift-Giving by Lisa Yockelson typed by Tiffany Hall-Graham Submitted By TIFFANY HALL-GRAHAM On 03-25-95