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Ingredients
| salted butter: 3/4 cup (softened) |
| granulated sugar: 1/2 cup |
| salt: 1/4 tsp |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 cups |
| eggs: 2 |
| light brown sugar (packed): 1 1/2 cups (packed) |
| almond extract: 1/2 tsp |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 Tbl |
| baking powder: 1/2 tsp |
| walnuts (chopped): 1 cup (toasted and chopped) |
| red candied cherries: 1 cup (quartered) |
| dates - deglet noor (chopped): 1/2 cup (chopped) |
| salted butter: 1/2 cup (softened) |
| 2% milk: 2 Tbl |
| vanilla extract: 1/2 tsp |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 2 cups |
Date Nut Dream Bars
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
15 min -
Cook Time
40 min -
Servings
40 serving(s)
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- Line a 9" x 13" metal cake pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a bowl, beat together the butter, sugar and salt until fluffy.
- Using a wooden spoon, stir in the flour.
- Press into the prepared pan and bake in the centre of a 350 degree F oven until golden, about 20 minutes.
- Let cool in the pan on a rack.
- To make the filling, whisk together the eggs, brown sugar and almond extract in a bowl.
- Stir in the flour and baking powder until smooth.
- Stir in the walnuts, cherries and dates.
- Spread over the cooled base and bake in the centre of a 350 degree F oven until firm to the touch, about 20 minutes.
- Let cool completely in the pan on a rack.
- To make the icing, beat together in a bowl the butter, milk and vanilla until creamy.
- Add half of the icing sugar and beat just until combined.
- Beat in the remaining icing sugar until light and fluffy.
- Spread over the filling.
- Refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour.