Date Strips - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 eggs, well beaten
1 pkg. pitted dates, separated into halves
1 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt (optional)
1 c. flour (not sifted)
1/2 c. boiling water
3/4 to 1 c. chopped walnuts
2 Tbsp. melted butter or margarine or lo-fat Crisco oil
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

To eggs, add all other ingredients, except only add half of package of dates.
Pour batter in 9 x 13-inch pan; press rest of dates evenly on top of batter in the pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.
Sprinkle with confectioners sugar; cut into strips when cool.