Princess Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 oz. chopped dates
3/4 c. water
1/2 Tbsp. flour
3/4 c. light brown sugar
1/2 c. quick rolled oats
1 c. coconut
1 1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 c. butter or margarine

Preparation

Mix first 3 ingredients and 1/4 cup sugar.
Heat mixture on stove and bring to a boil.
Simmer until thick.
Cool and then place in blender and blend until smooth.
In separate bowl, mix remaining sugar (1/2 cup), oats, coconut, flour and baking soda. Cut in butter, using a pastry blender or 2 dinner knives.
Press 2/3 of this mixture on bottom of a 9 x 9-inch pan.
Spread the date mixture on top and then crumble remaining coconut mixture on top.
Bake 30 minutes in preheated 375\u00b0 oven.