Grandma Edith Ostler’s Date Bars
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- confectioners sugar
Instructions
- Cream shortening and sugar until fluffly.
- Add egg and beat thoroughly.
- Sift flour, salt, baking powder, and soda together.
- Add alternately with buttermilk to the creamed mixture.
- Fold in nuts and dates.
- Pour into 2 greased 13×9 pans.
- Bake at 350 degrees for20-25 minutes.
- Cut into 1×4 inch bars.
- While still warm, roll in confectioners sugar.
- Store in a tightly covered container.
- Makes 48 bars.