
Date Squares
Ingredients
- 1 cup dates, chopped
- 2 cups brown sugar
- One quarter cup water
- One quarter cup butter, melted
- 2 eggs, separated
- 2 tsp . vanilla
- 1 and two thirds cups flour
Instructions
- Place dates and one half cup of the brown sugar in a saucepan and add one quarter cup of water, heat over high heat until mixture thickens
- Set aside
- Combine butter, one half cup of the brown sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla, mix well
- Slowly add flour mixing constantly
- Pour batter in a greased 8-inch square pan, top with dates
- Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, slowly add 1 cup brown sugar, pour mixture over dates and bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees
- Slice into squares and serve