Date and Walnut Bars

3/4 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 cup corsely chopped walnuts
1 cup sliced dates
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
confectioners sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease and line the bottom of a 9x9x2 baking pan with waxed paper.

Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Set aside.  In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, beat eggs until light. Gradually add brown sugar, beating until smooth and fluffy. Add dates, nuts, and vanilla and mix thoroughly. Stir in the dry ingredients, mix well. Spread in prepared pan/

Bake 25-30 minutes or until surface springs back when lightly pressed with fingertips.  Cool slightly. Remove from pan to wire rack and pull off waxed paper from the bottom.

With a sharp knife cut into 24 bars while still warm. Cut diagonal to form for a pretty shape. To serve roll or dust with confectioners sugar. Makes 24 cookies.

Recipe: from Mary  Roth (?) –  Artist in Building Two at the Windmill (Vendor)