Date And Nut Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. brown sugar
4 eggs, well beaten
4 Tbsp. buttermilk or 4 Tbsp. milk, mixed with 1 tsp. soda
3 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. chopped dates
2 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Grease 13 x 9-inch pan.
Cream butter and sugar; add eggs and beat well.
Sift together the flour, baking powder and spices.
Be sure to sift 3 times.
Add to creamed mixture the flour mixture and the buttermilk.
Add vanilla, nuts and dates.
Spread in greased and floured pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 40 minutes.
Test for doneness.
When cool, invert on cutting board and cut into bars. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.