Ingredients
Date Pecan Filling:
- 3 cups dates, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup pecans, finely chopped
Cookie Base:
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 3/4 cups sifted unbleached allpurpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
Directions
To prepare filling, mix together dates, sugar and water in saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened (about 10 minutes). Allow to cool. Add pecans.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cream butter and brown sugar. Combine remaining ingredients and stir into butter mixture until well blended. Press half of the filling into a 9x13-inch glass baking dish. Spread with cooled filling. Cover with remaining filling mixture, patting lightly. Bake until lightly browned (approximately 25 to 30 minutes). Cool and cut into bars.
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By mk52
on January 30, 2012
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Very tasty! I did not have enough dates (about 1 1/2 cups so I used a combination of figs, dried cranberries and raisins for the filling. My husband raved about the recipe and stated that "it was a keeper".
By jwonsul_12465908
DEARBORN HTS, 62
on December 21, 2009
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Yummy. I also added the zest from one orange and used walnuts instead of pecans because that's what I had on hand. I did all stages in the food processor and it still turned out OK.
By dirk_10072369
Thornton, CO
on December 21, 2008
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I purchased a tub of dates at the store because they looked good. I then started looking for something to do with them and encountered this recipe. Made 1/2 recipe and added some orange zest to the filling. Quite qood and reminds me of my mothers version.
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