Date Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1/3 c. butter or margarine, softened
1/4 c. orange juice
2 tsp. grated orange peel
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 (8 oz.) pkg. pitted dates
1/4 c. sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
In mixing bowl with electric mixer on medium, combine whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour and butter until dough forms.
Press 3/4 of dough into bottom of 9-inch square baking pan; set aside.
Place remaining dough between 2 sheets of wax paper.
Roll out to 9-inch square; freeze 10 minutes.