Date Sticks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs, well beaten
1 tablespoon hot water
1/2 cup chopped nuts
2 cups dates, pitted and finely chopped (be very careful!)
powdered sugar, for dusting

Preparation

Sift the flour and baking powder together.
Cream the butter; add the sugar gradually and cream together until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs; then add water and flour, beating until smooth.
Add nuts and dates.
Turn into two 8\"x8\"x2\" greased pans, spreading the dough out very thin.
Bake at 325\u00b0F for 30 minutes.
Cool and cut into 1\"x2\" strips.
Remove from pan and dust with powdered sugar.