Telephone Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup dates, chopped
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup chocolate chips

Preparation

Place the dates and baking soda in a small bowl and pour the boiling water over them. Mix and cover.
Cream the sugar and shortening. Add the eggs, vanilla, salt, and cocoa. Combine with the date mixture.
Add the all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour in small amounts with the above mixture and beat well.
Spread in a greased 9 X 13 pan and sprinkle chocolate chips on top.
Bake at 350* for 30-35 minutes. Cool and cut into bars or squares.