Date Squares- Matrimonial Bars

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 cups oats

  large flake
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 cups butter

  room temperature
• 1 pound dates

  chopped
• 1 1/3 cups water
• 3/4 cups granulated sugar

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• 2 Grease 9×13 pan or line with parchment paper.
• 3 Using a heavy saucepan, mix together chopped dates, water, and granulated sugar.
• 4 Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for approximately 5-10
  minutes until dates have softened and water has evaporated . Let the mixture
  cool.
• 5 In a large bowl combine the oats, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and brown
  sugar.
• 6 Using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the oat mixture. Mix just until
  pea-sized clumps form.
• 7 Spread half of the crumb mixture into bottom of greased baking pan. Press down.
• 8 Next spread the date mixture evenly over the crumb layer.
• 9 Top with the remaining crumb mix, pressing down slightly.
• 10 Bake 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes. The top should crisp and golden
  brown.
• 11 Cut into squares.

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