Name: Grandmother's Date Bars
Ingredients: 1/2 lb Dates; cut into 1/2" thick cubes; 3/4 c Water; 1 tb Honey; 1 c Toasted walnut pieces; 3/4 c Brown sugar; 1 c Unsalted butter; 2 1/2 c Rolled oats; 2 c Flour; 1 ts Baking soda; 1 ts Vanilla extract; 2 tb Milk

“For the love of Christ controls us.” The motivation here in 2 Corinthians 5:14 to live for Christ is clearly the love of Christ. With every thought, decision or action we make, we remember the One who loves us dearly. And that love He has for us is the motivation for us to love Him in return. And why do we love Him? 1 John 4:19, “We love, because He first loved us.” And how do we love Him in return? John 14:15, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” It becomes the law of love. We find ourselves serving the Lord out of devotion and not out of duty.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy		Dessert	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	lb	Dates; cut into 1/2" thick cubes
3/4	c	Water
1	tb	Honey
1	c	Toasted walnut pieces
3/4	c	Brown sugar
1	c	Unsalted butter
2 1/2	c	Rolled oats
2	c	Flour
1	ts	Baking soda
1	ts	Vanilla extract
2	tb	Milk

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 1-quart saucepan, combine dates, the
water, and honey. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 7
minutes. Cool for 10 minutes. Stir in walnuts. Reserve. In a large mixing
bowl, crumble together brown sugar, butter, rolled oats, flour, and baking
soda. In a small bowl, mix vanilla and milk, then stir into dry ingredients
to form a crumbly mixture. Pat two thirds of the crumbly mixture onto the
bottom of an 8-inch-square baking pan. Spread date mixture onto crumbs.
Sprinkle remaining crumbly mixture on top. Bake until lightly browned (35
to 40 minutes).
NOTES : Yield: 16 squares.
Recipe by: © 1995 Cole Group, Inc.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1052 by Nancy <BNRead@worldnet.att.net> on
Jan 29, 1998

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