Matrimonial Bars

Name: Matrimonial Bars
Yield: 24 servings
Ingredients: 1 ¾ cups quick cooking oats 1 ¾ cups quick cooking oats; 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1 cup butter 1 cup butter; 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 cups dates, pitted and chopped 2 cups dates, pitted and chopped; ½ cup water ½ cup water; ½ cup white sugar ½ cup white sugar

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Ingredients

Servings:

11 ¾ cups quick cooking oats
11 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
11 cup packed brown sugar
11 cup butter
11 teaspoon salt
11 teaspoon baking soda
22 cups dates, pitted and chopped
½ cup water½ cup water
½ cup white sugar½ cup white sugar

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 13x9 inch baking pan.
2
Combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, butter, salt and baking soda. Mix well. The mixture will be crumbly.
3
In a saucepan over low heat, cook the chopped dates with the water and the white sugar until the pulp is soft and well mixed.
4
Layer 1/2 of the oat mixture onto the bottom of the prepared pan. Top with the date mixture and then finish off with the remaining oat mixture. Press down slightly on layers to compact.
5
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes or until top crust begins to brown.