Buried Treasure Date Bars Recipes

BURIED TREASURE DATE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8 inch square baking pan.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt and set aside. Separate eggs and beat together egg yolks and sugar until thick. Beat in milk and vanilla extract. Gradually blend in flour mixture. Fold in bran flakes, dates and nuts. In a large bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry and fold into date mixture.
• Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes until top is lightly colored. Leave in pan and cool on wire rack. Cut cooled dough into 1 inch strips and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

BURIED TREASURE DATE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8 inch square baking pan.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt and set aside. Separate eggs and beat together egg yolks and sugar until thick. Beat in milk and vanilla extract. Gradually blend in flour mixture. Fold in bran flakes, dates and nuts. In a large bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry and fold into date mixture.
• Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes until top is lightly colored. Leave in pan and cool on wire rack. Cut cooled dough into 1 inch strips and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

TREASURE CHEST BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 Grease and flour 15x10x1" jelly roll pan.
• Cream butter, white sugar and brown sugar.
• Add flour, baking powder, salt, milk, vanilla and eggs.
• Blend at medium speed until smooth.
• Stir in cherries, chocolate chips and nuts.
• Spread in pan.
• Bake 25-30 minutes until lightly browned.
• Icing: combine powdered sugar, butter, milk and vanilla.
• Spread on warm bars.
• Drizzle 1/2 square melted unsweetened chocolate over bars.
• Cool and cut.