Glazed orange date squares

36 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1¼ cup Chopped dates
¾ cup Packed brown sugar
½ cup Water
½ cup Butter
1 cup Chocolate chips; (6 oz.)
2 Eggs
½ cup Milk
½ cup Orange juice
1¼ cup All-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Salt
1 cup Chopped walnuts
3 cups Confectioner's sugar
¼ cup Butter; softened
1 teaspoon Grated orange peel
⅓ cup Milk

Directions

ORANGE GLAZE

In a saucepan, combine the dates, sugar, water and butter. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until dates are softened. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate chips. Beat eggs, milk and orange juice. Combine flour baking soda and salt; add to date mixture alternately with orange juice mixture, mixing well after each addition. Stir in walnuts. Pour into a greased 15x10x1" baking pan. Bake at 350 F. for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool. Combine confectioner's sugar, butter and orange peel; stir in milk until glaze reaches desired consistency. Spread over bars. Yield: 3 dozen. Submitted by Ruth Stoops, Cincinnati, Ohio MC formatting by bobbi744@...

Recipe by: Taste of Home Magazine, Oct/Nov. '97, p. 67 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #830 by Roberta Banghart <bobbi744@...> on Oct 07, 1997

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