Oatmeal Bars with Dates and Walnuts

Name: Oatmeal Bars with Dates and Walnuts
Yield: makes about 2 dozen
Ingredients: 2 3/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats; 3/4 cup whole wheat flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon allspice; 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 2 cups packed light brown sugar; 3 large eggs; 2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups walnuts (about 5 1/2 ounces), toasted and chopped; 1 cup dates (5 ounces), pitted and coarsely chopped; Vegetable oil cooking spray

January 24, 2012

These fruit-and-nut-rich cookies are like soft granola bars; they make a hearty and delicious after-school snack.

Recipe information

Yield
makes about 2 dozen

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats

3/4 cup whole wheat flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon allspice

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

2 cups packed light brown sugar

3 large eggs

2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups walnuts (about 5 1/2 ounces), toasted and chopped

1 cup dates (5 ounces), pitted and coarsely chopped

Vegetable oil cooking spray

Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Finely grind 1 1/4 cups oats in a food processor. Stir together ground oats, 1 cup whole oats, the whole wheat fl our, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and allspice in a large bowl.
Step 2
With an electric mixer beat butter and brown sugar on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Reduce speed to low; mix in oat mixture until just combined. Mix in walnuts and dates.
Step 3
Coat a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Using an offset spatula, spread batter evenly in dish. Scatter remaining 1/2 cup whole oats over top. Bake, rotating dish halfway through, until golden and a cake tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Let cool completely in dish on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Cookies can be stored between layers of parchment in airtight containers at room temperature up to 3 days.

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