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• 1 pound pitted dates, chopped
  
• 1 cup chopped nuts
  
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
  
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 3 eggs
  
• 1 cup sugar

Mix dates and nuts with sifted flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Beat eggs until light. Add sugar gradually and mix well.

Add flour mixture to egg-sugar mixture. Blend thoroughly and pour into a greased 9-by-9-by-2-inch pan. Bake in a 350-degree preheated oven about 20 minutes. Cut into bars while warm. Roll in powdered sugar, if desired. Yield: 24 bars.

Tested by Suzanne Martinson

Thursday, December 05, 2002