Date Squares

By cowgirl

Ingredients

• Date Filling:
• 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups Ogilvie Quick Oats
• 1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Butter
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 lb. dates
• 3/4 cup hot water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• pinch of salt

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare filling first. Combine dates, hot water, sugar together in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until dates are soft and water is absorbed; add vanilla and let cool.
Stir flour and baking soda together; add to oats and brown sugar, mix well. Work in butter with fork until mixture is crumbly. Spread 1/2 the mixture in bottom of a greased 9" square pan and pat down. Cover with cooled date filling. Pat 1/2 the remaining mixture on top; then sprinkle with remainder. Bake in moderate oven, 350 degrees 20 to 25 minutes