Grandma Gentry'S Date Bar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 eggs
1 c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 pinch of salt
1 large or 2 small pkg. dates
3 c. pecan halves or pieces
colored sugar (red or green)

Preparation

Beat together eggs and sugar.
Add flour sifted together with baking powder and salt.
Add dates cut in half (pit removed) and pecans.
Be sure to grease and flour cookie sheet, 17 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 1-inch.
Pour mixture in pan and spread evenly.
Sprinkle the colored sugar on top of mixture before baking.
Green and/or red combination looks pretty at Christmastime.
Bake slowly at 250\u00b0 for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until firm to touch.
Cool and cut into squares.