Description
My grandmother has made this recipe for years, and now that she can no longer do this herself, I have taken over the family tradition of preparing this great dessert. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups quick-cooking oats
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ cups brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup butter
- ½ pound dates, pitted and chopped
- ¾ cup water
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Stir oats
- flour
- brown sugar
- baking soda
- and baking powder together in a bowl; cut in butter using a pastry blender until mixture is mealy and butter pieces are uniformly small.
- Press half of oat mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- Cook dates with water in a small saucepan over medium heat until they fall apart and are easily mashed with a wooden spoon
- about 10 minutes; remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
- Spoon date mixture evenly over oat mixture in baking pan; sprinkle remaining oat mixture evenly over top and press into place.
- Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden at the edges
- about 30 minutes; remove to cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 24