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I grew up in a family with eight children, and I started baking for our big family at age 10. Today, decades later, I still enjoy baking pies, cakes, strudels and bars. These date treats are very easy to bake, and one sheet of them will yield 48 good-sized bars. I sometimes add nuts, coconut or candied fruit. This dessert is great to take to a church bazaar or any group function. In the 1940s, I managed a Pittsburgh school cafeteria that fed 420 students ever day, so I can recall a thing or two about how to feed a crowd!
Originally published as Best Date Bars in Reminisce March/April 1992, p37
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Reviewed on Nov. 02, 2011 by langang
Very good. Voted just as good as Mom's used to be.
Reviewed on Sep. 04, 2011 by blessednest
Delicious. Have made many many times.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2010 by kjgroves
This recipe is very close to the Krusteaz Brand of Date Bar Mix, which they don't make anymore. Mom use to cook these all the time. I added a touch of cinnamon to the oatmeal mix. Sooo goood!
Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2009 by tastetester2
These look delicious!Did you ever make those big chewy peanut butter cookies like McKeesport Vocational School's cafeteria? I'd love to have that recipe.baking afficionado
These look delicious!
Did you ever make those big chewy peanut butter cookies like McKeesport Vocational School's cafeteria? I'd love to have that recipe.
baking afficionado
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2007 by Amazing0219
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