Chocolate Chip Date Nut Squares Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, dates and nuts. Add the eggs, butter and vanilla; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be very stiff). , Spread in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool bars on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. ,

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add flour and salt; mix well. Fold in walnuts. Spread half of batter into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Add chocolate to the remaining batter; mix well. Carefully spread over batter in pan., Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely. , For frosting, in a saucepan, combine flour and milk until smooth. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until bubbly and thickened. Cool completely. , In a bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar. Add vanilla and mix well. Gradually add the milk mixture; beat for 5 minutes. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Place dates and 1 teaspoon baking soda in a large bowl. Stir in boiling water; cool completely. , In another large bowl, cream shortening and 1 cup sugar. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, salt and remaining baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with date mixture., Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining sugar; top with chocolate chips and nuts. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine dates and water; set aside to cool (do not drain). In a large bowl, cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually added to creamed mixture. Stir in dates. , Pour into a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. Combine the topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then grease & flour a 13"x9" baking pan.
• FOR BASE ~ In a saucepam. combine dates & water. Bring to a low boil, then remove from heat & set aside to cool. Do not drain.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar & shortening.
• Add eggs, flour, baking soda & salt, mixing well.
• Add dates & mix, then pour into prepared baking pan.
• FOR TOPPING ~ Combine the 3 topping ingredients, then sprinkle that mixture over the batter.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Steps:

• In medium bowl mix 1 1/2 c boiling water and 1 1/2 tsp baking soda with the dates.
• Set aside to cool.
• Beat together margarine,1 c sugar and eggs in large bowl.
• To this add vanilla extract and date mixture.
• Add flour, 3/4 tsp baking soda and salt.
• Pour into greased and floured 13x9 pan.
• Sprinkle 1/4 c sugar, nuts and chocolate morsels on top.
• Bake @ 325 degrees 45 minutes.
• The difficult part: set aside until the next day to eat.

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• In a bowl cream together butter with sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar until light and fluffy (about 4 minutes).
• Add in water, maple extract and 2 egg yolks (reserve the whites in another bowl) beat for 2-3 minutes.
• Mix together the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder and cinnamon (if using) then add to the creamed mixture; mix until combined.
• Spread the batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of the batter.
• Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form, then add in in 1/2 cup brown sugar; blend well.
• Spread the egg white mixture over the top of the chocolate chips.
• Sprinkle the top with chopped nuts.
• Bake for about 35 minutes or until the meringue is light brown.
• Cut the bars while still hot.

Steps:

• First pour baking soda and boiling water over chopped dates set aside to cool.
• Cream together 3/4c shortening, 1c sugar, & 2eggs. Set aside.
• Date mixture-Sift together 1 1/2c flour, 2tbl sp Coacoa, 1/2 tsp salt.
• now add the date mixture to the creamed mixture and stir in the cooled dates.
• Put into a sprayed and lightly floured 9 X 13 pan. I just use Pam w/ flour nonstick spray.
• Topping- Stir together 1/2c sugar, 1c choc chips, 1/2c chopped walnuts. Mix together and sprinkle over cake.
• Bake at 350 for 35-40 min or untill toothpick comes out almost clean. Do not over bake!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Grease (2) 9" x 13" cake pans.
• Combine flour, coco powder, baking soda, salt and sugar whisk, then add eggs and margerine in electric mixer bowl and combine.
• Add water and dates.
• Combine walnuts and chocolate chips and reserve 1/2 for cake topping.
• Add the other half to the batter and mix inches.
• Spread batter into pans and add the reserved nuts and chocolate chips as a topping for the cakes.
• Bake for 40 minutes.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar after cakes are cool and before serving.