Date Layer Bars

By SallySmo

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 1/2 C butter
• 1 3/4 C quick cook oatmeal
• 1 1/2 C flour
• 1 tsp soda
• 1 C brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Cream butter and sugar. Add sifted dry ingredients plus oatmeal. Pat 1/2 of the mixture into wax paper-lined 9 x 13 pan. Spread date filling on top and follow with remainder of oatmeal topping.
• 1 # dates, pitted and cut in small pieces
• 1 C sugar
• 1 C water
• Cook on stove top to consistency of jam. Slightly cool before pouring over oatmeal crust.

Preparation

Step 1

Bake at 350 °F for 30 minutes.

-Ruth Smolenski