Date Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 lb. dates, cut into pieces
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. water
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/8 tsp. salt
chopped pecans (optional)
1 1/2 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. salt
1 c. brown sugar, packed
1 1/2 c. rolled oats
3/4 c. butter or margarine, melted

Preparation

Mix and sift flour, baking soda and salt; add brown sugar and rolled oats and mix well.
Cut butter into flour mixture until well blended.
Press one half of butter mixture on sides and bottom of greased 9-inch square pan.
Cover with date mixture and sprinkle remaining butter mixture on top.
Bake in preheated 350\u00b0 oven about 30 minutes.
When cool, cut into squares and remove from pan.
Yields 25 squares.