Cheddar Date Bars

Cheese and dates together in a bar cookie. Yum! Recipe orginally from an advertisement for Canadian cheddar cheese.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 28

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups  packed brown sugar
• 2  eggs
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 cups  shredded cheddar cheese
• 1  cup  chopped dates
• 1  cup  chopped  nuts

Directions

1. Mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
2. Melt butter in a small saucepan. Remove from heat. Stir sugar into melted butter. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture. Mix in cheese, dates and nuts.
3. Spread batter in a greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 350 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden. Cool. Cut into bars or squares. Makes about 28 depending on how you cut them.