Date Bars - Mescoula

• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 12 cup melted butter or 12 cup margarine
• 34 cup all-purpose flour
• 12 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup pitted dates, chopped (cut with wet scissors)
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts or 1 cup almonds
• 13 cup seedless raisin
• confectioners' sugar, for garnish

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In large mixing bowl, mix eggs, sugar, vanilla, and melted butter or margarine with egg beater or electric mixer until well blended, about 3 minutes.
3. Mixing constantly, add flour, a little at a time, and baking powder.
4. Using rubber spatula, fold in dates, nuts, and raisins, and mix well.
5. Pour mixture into greased 9-inch square cake pan.
6. Bake in oven for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. While still warm, cut into bars about an inch wide and 3 inches long.
8. Put 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar into a small dish.
9. Roll each bar in confectioners' sugar.
10. Store bars in box, with wax paper between layers.
11. Serve as a sweet snack.

eggs, sugar, vanilla, butter, flour, baking powder, dates, walnuts, seedless raisin, confectioners

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/date-bars-mescoula-344079 (may not work)