Tuesday, January 1, 2013

DATE, ORANGE BARS (Bernice Spitzenberger)

1 cup choped dates
1/2 cup sugar
2 T flour
3/4 cup water

Cook until thick.

Add:
1 cup chopped candy orange slices

Let cool.

Sift together:
1-3/4 cup flour
1 t soda
1/2 t salt

Cream:
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup soft shortening
2 eggs
2 T milk
1 t vanilla

Add flour mixture and 1/2 cup nuts to creamed mixture.
Spread 1/2 of the batter in 9 X 13 pan.  Spread on cooled filling, then remainder of batter.

Bake at 350 for 50 minutes for 25-36 minues.  Cut when cooled.  Freezes nicely.

This recipe came on a handwritten card by a friend of hers.  I never thought I would be dicing up candy orange slices and cooking them for a cookie!  This tastes kind of like a fruitcake-type thing only made in a bar.  It's actually pretty good, and people that like fruitcake would probably like it since it's not a super tough consistency.

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