Date And Prune Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. + 2 Tbsp. unsifted cake flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1/4 c. melted butter or margarine
1 Tbsp. hot water
2 tsp. grated orange rind
1 c. finely cut dates
1 c. finely cut prunes
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

Mix flour with baking powder and salt.
Gradually beat sugar into eggs.
Add butter, water and rind.
Stir in dates and nuts. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well.
Spread batter evenly in greased 13 x 9-inch pan.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool; cut into bars.
Sprinkle with or roll in confectioners sugar, if desired.
Makes 4 dozen cookies.