Honeyed Date-Nut Bars

A bar cookie recipe I have had for ages that sounds so yummy.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 28

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups  sifted all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup  coarsely chopped walnuts
• 2  tablespoons  chopped crystallized ginger
• 8  ounces pitted dates, snipped into tiny pieces
• 3  eggs
• 1  cup honey

• Cream Cheese Topping

• 8  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2  tablespoons honey
• 1⁄3 cup  chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt onto wax paper. Combine walnuts, dates and ginger in a bowl and coat with 2 tbsp of the flour mixture.
2. Beat eggs in a large bowl until frothy; stir in honey. Stir in flour mixture, just until well blended. Fold in date/nut mixture. Pour into a well-greased 13 x 9 pan.
3. Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes or until center springs back when lightly pressed with a fingertip. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and allow to mellow overnight.
4. To make topping, beat cream cheese together with 2 tbsp honey. Spread over top of bars. Sprinkle with the 1/3 cup walnuts. Cut into 28 pieces or as desired.