Date Filled Squares

• 1¾ cups flour
• ½ tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1½ cup rolled oats
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup walnuts, pecans, or macadamia nuts, chopped

Mix all ingredients well. Stir in butter last. Put half the mixture on bottom of pan which has been greased. Spread with date filling. Put remaining dough over filling and bake in a slow oven 325 degrees for ½ hour. Cut while warm. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Date filling:

• 1 lb. pitted dates, cut up fine
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup water
• Grated lemon and orange rind
• ½ cup chopped nuts

Boil together the dates, sugar and water. Cook until smooth. Add lemon and orange rind and nuts.