Dates Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 lb. pitted dates
1 c. hot water
1 Tbsp. butter
1 3/4 c. sugar
1 egg, beaten
2 3/4 c. flour
2 tsp. soda
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. nuts

Preparation

Pour hot water over dates.
Add butter.
Add sugar and egg. Mix together and add flour, soda, baking powder, vanilla and nuts. Mix well and pour into greased and floured oblong pan.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 25 minutes.
When cool, cut in bars and roll in powdered sugar.