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Date & Nut Bars Recipe

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Ingredients:  
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Filling:

8 ounces cut-up dates
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 cup sugar
1 cup water

Bars:

1 package yellow cake mix
2 1/2 cups Quick Cooking oatmeal
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg, beaten
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375º. Grease a 13"x9"x2" baking pan.Blend together all of the filling ingredients. Cook over medium heat until a thick paste, stirring frequently to avoid sticking. Cool and use to fill bar mixture in pan.

Combine dry cake mix and oats. Add butter and egg and stir until crumbly. Put 1/2 dry mixture in pan. Press down lightly. Spread prepared filling over mixture in pan. Top with remaining mixture and press down lightly.

Bake for 30 minutes. Cool before cutting into bars.

 

 

 

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