Matrimonial Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. ground oatmeal
1 1/2 c. flour
3/4 c. butter or margarine
1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 c. dates, chopped
3/4 c. sugar
1 c. hot water

Preparation

Mix all dry ingredients together, then blend in butter as you would a pie crust.
Put half of the dough on the bottom of a cookie sheet.
Bring the dates, sugar and hot water to a boil and cook until mushy.
Remove from heat and cool slightly.
Place over crumb mixture and add the rest of the crumbs to the top of the date mixture. Bake in a 300\u00b0 preheated oven for about 1/2 hour. Cut into squares and serve warm or cold.
Makes a great coffee and muncher.