Chinese Chews - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup chopped dates or 1 cup prune
2 eggs, well beaten

Preparation

Sift dry ingredients into a mixing bowl.
Stir in dates and nuts.
Add eggs.
Mix thoroughly and spread into a greased 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes.
Cut into squares or finger lengths.
Remove to a cooling rack and roll in confex sugar if desired (I DO).