Mums Date Cookies And Squares Recipes

GRAMMA'S DATE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine oats, pastry flour, salt, 1 cup brown sugar, and baking soda. Mix in the butter until crumbly. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch square baking pan.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the dates, water, and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Bring to a boil, and cook until thickened. Stir in lemon juice, and remove from heat. Spread the filling over the base, and pat the remaining crumb mixture on top.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in preheated oven, or until top is lightly toasted. Cool before cutting into squares.

MUM'S DATE COOKIES AND SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. Date Filling: Cook dates, water, orange rind and sugar in small saucepan (1 qt), over moderate heat until thick and smooth. Remove from heat, add juices mix well. Cool before spreading on cookie or oatmeal batter.
• 2. Date Cookies: Cream butter and lard, add sugar, mix until smooth, add vanilla and mix. Sift flour, baking powder and soda. Add to mixture alternately with milk. Add rolled oats a cup at a time, mix in. It will be stiff so you may want to use your hands to mix. Roll out on a floured surface, cut with 2-3" cookie cutter, place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 325°F for 8-10 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool and spread with date filling. Sandwich with another cookie on top.
• 3. Date Squares: Sift flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Rub in butter with tips of fingers. Add sugar and oatmeal. Mix well with fingers until all oatmeal is covered. It should be like a crumble. Spread one half of mixture crumbs into a greased, shallow pan, pat down to make it smooth. Cover with cooled date filling, spreading it evenly, then cover with the remaining crumbs. Pat to make smooth. Bake at 325°F for 30 to 35 minutes. Cut while still warm and allow to cool in the pan.

LEFTOVER CRANBERRY SAUCE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325* F Grease a 9-inch square baking pan. Combine flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a food processor and pulse 2 or 3 times until blended. (if you do not have a food processor, use a hand pastry blender) Add the butter and pulse 8-10 times until the mixture forms large, coarse crumbs the size of small peas. (Or use your hand pastry blender.) Remove 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture and set aside. Press remaining crumb mixture into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of the prepared pan. Drop teaspoons of the cranberry sauce evenly over the crust, then spread it gently with the back of the spoon to cover the crust. Sprinkle reserved crumbs evenly over the jam layer. Bake until the top is lightly browned, 50 - 55 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool until firm, about 2 hours (or chill until firm). Using a sharp knife, cut into 12 squares. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

DATE AND APPLE SQUARES

Steps:

• Peel, core and dice the apples
• Chop the dates and crush the walnuts
• Add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix until combined well
• Spread the mixture into a lightly greased 20 cm (8") square shallow baking tray
• Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown

DATE SQUARE COOKIES

Steps:

• Cookie dough:Pre-heat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the melted margarine, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla for 1 minute.Add the almond powder, oats, baking powder, and salt. Mix well.Shape the dough into small balls about the size of 1 ½ tablespoon (or use a small ice cream scoop) and place them on the baking sheet with about 1 inch between the cookies.Flatten the cookies a little with a fork.Cook for 12 to 14 minutes until the cookies are a light golden brown.Let cool on the baking sheets.Date spread:In a small pot, heat the dates and water on medium-high and stir and flatten them until you get a nice puree.Add the vanilla and stir well.Cool in the freezer for 10 minutes (it'll go faster!).Spread the date puree over half of the cookies.Cover with a second cookie.Tip:For a smoother date spread, simply mix with a hand blender.Source: K pour Katrine

MOM'S YUM YUM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• For base, lightly butter an 8 inch square baking dish. In a bowl, using a fork, stir flour with sugar. Work in butter until coarse crumbs form. Press over bottom of buttered dish. Bake in centre of oven until light golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove, but leave oven on.
• While base is baking, in a small bowl, using a fork, stir flour with salt and baking powder. In a large bowl, whisk eggs. Using a wooden spoon, stir in sugar and vanilla until evenly mixed. Then stir in walnuts, cherries, coconut and flour mixture. Spread over warm base. Bake in centre of oven until topping is golden and slightly jiggly, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Remove to a rack to cool at least 1 hour before cutting into bars. Bars cut best after refrigerating overnight. Refrigerate up to 1 week or freeze up to 1 month.