Date Nut Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
11 oz. finely cut dates
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Sift
together\tflour,\tbaking\tpowder and salt.
Cream butter and
sugar; add eggs one at a time and beat until light and fluffy.
Add vanilla.
Gradually blend in dry ingredients, beating well
after
each\taddition.
Fold in dates and nuts. Spread evenly
in a greased pan (7 x 11 x 1 1/2-inches).
Bake in\ta moderate
375\u00b0
oven
30
minutes.\tWhen cool, cut into squares. (Can sprinkle top with 10x sugar.)