Date Squares (The Best)
Date Squares (The Best)
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups (425 g) Medjool dates, pitted and chopped (lightly packed)
- 1 cup (250 ml) water
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) lemon juice
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 3/4 cups (175 g) quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup (150 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (160 g) brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup (170 g) semi-salted butter, softened
Instructions
- With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C). Line a 20-cm (8-inch) square baking dish with a strip of parchment paper, letting it hang over both sides. Butter the other two sides.
Date Squares (The Best)