Date And Nut Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 Tbsp. margarine
3/4 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
1 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 c. milk
1 c. chopped dates
3/4 c. chopped nuts
confectioners sugar

Preparation

Beat margarine and sugar to creamy.
Add eggs and blend. Combine next 4 ingredients.
Stir alternately with milk into sugar and margarine. Blend in warmed dates (in microwave one minute) and nuts.
Mix all in food processor.
Spread on a greased 9 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 35 minutes or until done.
Let cool. Dust with confectioners sugar.
Cut into 24 (3 x 1-inch) bars or smaller.
Cut with pizza cutter.