Date Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/2 c. margarine
2 eggs, well beaten
3/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped dates
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Cream margarine and sugar.
Add eggs, then flour and baking powder, which have been sifted together.
Add vanilla, then dates and nuts.
Put into a well-greased 8 x 8-inch pan, spreading thin enough to cover bottom of the pan.
Bake in 350\u00b0 oven for 20 to 30 minutes.
Cut in squares while still warm.
Makes about 25 squares.