Date Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
2 1/2 cups chopped dates (3/4 lb)
1/2 cup slivered almonds or 1/2 cup chopped almonds, toasted
1/3 cup sesame seeds, toasted
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

put oven rack in middle of oven and preheat to 375 line a 9\" square baking pan with foil, butter and flour foil.
whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. add in dates, almonds, sesame seeds, toss to mix.
whisk together butter, eggs, vanilla, sugar and add to flour mixture, mix well. pour into baking pan, bake 25-30 minutes.
cool in pan before cutting into bars.