Copycat Betty Crocker Date Bars Recipe 425

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2. Prepare Date Filling: Cook dates, 1/4 cup sugar and water over low heat about 10 minutes; stirring constantly, until thickened; set aside to cool
• 3. Grease 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Mix brown sugar and margarine; mix in remaining ingredients until crumbly. Press ½ of the crumb mixture evenly in bottom of pan. Spread with Date Filling. Top with remaining crumb mixture; press lightly.
• 4. Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until light brown; cool slightly. Cut into 2 x 1½-inch bars.

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, mix orange juice, dates, apricots and cherries. Heat to boiling over medium heat. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 30 minutes. Drain. In small bowl, mix dried fruit and apricot jam.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, place cookie mix and cinnamon-sugar packet. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through mix in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture. Press remaining mixture in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool.
• Top partially baked crust with fruit mixture. Mix reserved 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture and the pecans. Sprinkle over fruit mixture.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

Steps:

• In 2 quart saucepan, cook filling ingredients over low heat for about ten minutes, stirring constantly until thickened. Cool five minutes. Heat oven to 400°F. Grease a 9x13-inch pan with shortening. In a large bowl, stir brown sugar, and butter until well mixed. Stir in oats, baking soda, and salt until crumbly. Press half the mixture evenly in the bottom of the pan. Spread evenly with cooled filling. Top with remaining crumb mixture, press lightly. Bake 25 to 30 minutes until light brown. Cool 5 minutes on cooling rack, then cut into rows while still warm.

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in bowl of large food processor fitted with blade attachment.
• Process 2 to 3 minutes or until evenly processed and mixture just starts to come together into a ball.
• Press mixture firmly and evenly in parchment-lined 8-inch square pan. Refrigerate 1 hour to set.
• Turn bars out onto cutting board; cut into 8 large rectangles or 16 smaller squares, and serve.
• Store leftovers in resealable food-storage plastic bag or resealable storage container in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In 2 quart saucepan melt butter, corn syrup and 1/4 cup of the peanut butter over medium heat stirring frequently until melted. Stir in cookie mix until soft dough forms. Press dough in bottom of prepared pan.
• Bake 11 to 13 minutes, or until edges begin to brown. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
• In medium microwavable bowl, mix chocolate chips, butterscotch chips and remaining 1/2 cup peanut butter. Microwave uncovered on High for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring once, until melted. Stir in peanuts. Spread evenly over cookie bars. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chocolate is set. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.

Steps:

• Beat egg, add sugar and butter, mix. Add dates and nuts and mix well. Sift flour, salt and baking powder and add to wet ingredients. Spread in a 9x9-inch greased pan. Bake for 30 minutes in 325°F oven. Cool. Cut into squares and roll in confectioners sugar.

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:

• Heat oven to 350° F. Line 8-inch square pan with cooking parchment paper, leaving a few inches of overhang on 2 sides.
• Place 2 cups of the oats in large bowl. Add remaining 1/2 cup oats to blender or food processor; pulse into a rough flour. Add oat flour to bowl of oats. Add baking soda and salt to bowl of oats; stir.
• In microwavable bowl, microwave coconut oil uncovered on High just until melted. Stir in honey, sugar and vanilla; add to bowl of oats. Stir well to coat oats completely. Spread mixture evenly in pan; press down firmly and evenly.
• Bake 20 minutes. Oats should be golden and smell of honey. Cool on rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan using parchment overhangs. Cut into 8 rectangles while still warm. Cool completely before wrapping. The bars will firm and crisp up as they cool.

Steps:

• Date Filling: Mix 3 cups chopped dates (1 lb.) with 1/4 cup sugar and 1 1/2 cups water in saucepan.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, about 10 minutes or until thickened; Cool.
• Grease 13x9 baking pan.
• Crust Mixture: Cream butter, shortening, and brown sugar.
• Mix in remaining ingredients.
• Press half the mixture in bottom of pan.
• Spread with filling.
• Top with remaining crumble mixture, pressing lightly.
• Bake at 400°F 25 to 30 minutes or until light brown.
• While warm, cut into bars about 2 inches X 1 1/2 inches.
• VARIATION: You can omit date filling and substitute 1 cup of your favorite jam.