Oatmeal Bars with Dates and Walnuts

• 1 cup finely ground old-fashioned rolled oats
• 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 cups packed light-brown sugar
• 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 3 large eggs
• 2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups walnuts (5 1/2 ounces), toasted and chopped
• 1 cup dates (5 ounces), pitted and chopped
• Vegetable oil cooking spray

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Whisk together the ground oats, flour, 1 cup whole oats, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and allspice in a large bowl; set aside.
3. Put the brown sugar and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
4. Beat on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
5. Mix in the eggs and vanilla, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
6. Reduce speed to low.
7. Add the oat mixture; mix until just combined.
8. Mix in the walnuts and dates.
9. Coat a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
10. Spread the batter evenly in the dish.
11. Scatter the remaining 1/2 cup whole oats over the top.
12. Bake until golden and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
13. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack; cut into bars.

rolled oats, flour, oldfashioned, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, lightbrown sugar, unsalted butter, eggs, vanilla, walnuts, dates, vegetable oil cooking spray

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/oatmeal-bars-with-dates-and-walnuts-393175 (may not work)