Date Nut Dream Squares
Date Nut Dream Squares are so wonderful, you’ll think you’re walking in a dream. Date bars like these are classic bar cookie recipes that have been around for centuries because dried fruit adds great texture and flavor. Sweet dreams!
Ingredients
- 1 pound 2.25 oz. box yellow cake mix w/pudding in the mix
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cup chopped dates
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cream butter with flour and 1 egg. Mix in yellow cake mix.
- Set aside 1/2 cup for streusel.
- Press into 9"x13" greased pan. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Mix rest of ingredients from the other egg, to the brown sugar, to the chopped dates and nuts.
- Pour over mixture in pan.
- Sprinkle streusal over the date mixture. Bake at 325 degrees for an additional 30 minutes. Cool.