Date Nut Bars

• 1 12 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup Crisco
• 1 12 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 14 cups oatmeal
• 2 14 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 12 cups pitted dates, chopped
• 14 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 12 cup water
• 12 cup walnuts, slightly chopped

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a saucepan, place the dates, sugar and water.
3. Cook and boil together until thick.
4. Allow to cool while making the crust.
5. In a large mixing bowl, mix together brown sugar, Crisco, baking soda, oatmeal, flour and vanilla.
6. Press half of the dough into the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch pan.
7. Reserve the rest for topping.
8. Spread date mixture over crust; pat rest of dough mix on top of dates and bake for 20 minutes or until brown.
9. When cool, cut into bar shapes.

brown sugar, crisco, baking soda, oatmeal, flour, vanilla, dates, sugar, water, water, walnuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/date-nut-bars-75948 (may not work)