Southern Living'S Chocolate Date Bars

• 1 (8 oz.) pkg. dates, chopped
• 3/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 c. water
• 1/2 c. butter or oleo
• 1 (6 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate bits
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour, sifted
• 3/4 tsp. soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/3 c. orange juice
• 1/4 c. milk or cream
• 1 c. broken walnuts

1. Combine dates, sugar, water and oleo in large saucepan.
2. Cook over low heat.
3. Stir constantly until dates soften.
4. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate until melted.
5. Beat in eggs.
6. Sift flour with soda and salt.
7. Add to mixture alternately with orange juice, then milk, blending well.
8. Stir in nuts and turn into well-greased 15 x 10-inch pan.
9. Bake at 350u0b0 for 25 minutes or just until cake tests done.
10. Cool for 5 minutes, then spread with Orange Glaze. Let cake finish cooling after glazing.
11. While still warm, use a sharp knife to cut into 1 x 1 1/2-inch bars.
12. Remove from pan when cool.
13. Freezes beautifully.
14. Yield:
15. 56 bars.

dates, brown sugar, water, butter, semisweet chocolate bits, eggs, flour, soda, salt, orange juice, milk, walnuts

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=301149 (may not work)