Coconut Date Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 c. flaked coconut
1/2 c. chopped dates

Preparation

Cream butter, brown sugar and eggs together.
Add vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
Stir into creamed mixture.
Add coconut and dates.
Spread in 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 20 to 30 minutes.
After cooling, cut into bars.
Makes 2 dozen.