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Chinese Chews (Nut and Date Bars)

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 4 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dessert, Baked

Tags: baking, caribbean, easy, recipes for cookies, recipes for dessert, recipes using date, recipes using egg, recipes using self-raising flour, recipes using sugar, recipes using walnut, recipes with metric units

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AChinese_Chews_%28Nut_and_Date_Bars%29)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AChinese%20Chews%20%28Nut%20and%20Date%20Bars%29&oldid=4530167

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • ⅔ cup self-raising flour
  • ⅓ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ½ cup chopped dates
  • ½ cup seedless raisins
  • ¾ cup chopped walnuts
  • Icing sugar to taste

Directions

  1. Beat eggs until foamy. Add sugar and mix.
  2. Add flour and salt.
  3. Add vanilla, then the fruit and nuts. Mix well.
  4. Spread in greased 8-inch cake pan.
  5. Bake for about 30–35 minutes at 350°F (175°C) until golden brown.
  6. Cut into squares while still warm. Roll in icing sugar.

Notes

Can be enjoyed on its own or with ice cream.

Cools to a firm consistency.