MOM PASEK’S DATE BARS

By dlegberry

Ingredients

• CRUST
• ½ C melted butter
• ½ C brown sugar
• ¾ C oatmeal
• ¾ C flour
• 9 large graham crackers crushed
• ¼ tsp. soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• FILLING
• 8 oz. pkg. of chopped pitted dates
• ½ C hot water
• ½ C sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Mix all crust ingredients together and use half of this for the bottom

Mix filling ingredients except vanilla to small saucepan.
Cook until thick.
Cool slightly.
Add vanilla

Spread mixture in the pan and cover the filling with the rest of the above mixture.

Bake 25 min. at 350 in a 9x9 pan (I use release foil inside pan).