Date And Nut Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. coffee
1/3 c. molasses
2 c. chopped dates
1 c. flour
2 eggs
1/2 c. nuts
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. sugar

Preparation

Heat coffee and molasses to a boil.
Remove from heat; add dates and let cool.
Mix flour, soda, salt and spices.
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add eggs; then dry ingredients.
Add dates and nuts last.
Bake in a 9 x 12-inch pan at 350\u00b0 for 35 minutes. Cut into squares when cool and roll in 10x sugar.