Chocolate Date Squares
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 40 min.
YIELD: 24 servings.
"My mother-in-law used to send these moist bars to my husband when he was in the Army," relates field editor Pat Walter of Pine Island, Minnesota.
Ingredients
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2 cups chopped dates
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1 cup hot water
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1 cup sugar
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2/3 cup shortening
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2 large eggs
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1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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TOPPING:
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1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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1/2 cup packed brown sugar
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1/2 cup chopped nuts
Directions
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1.
In a small bowl, combine dates and water; set aside to cool (do not drain). In a large bowl, cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually added to creamed mixture. Stir in dates.
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2.
Pour into a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. Combine the topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 223 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 110mg sodium, 34g carbohydrate (26g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein.
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