I’ve always been a huge fan of date bars and when I found a recipe my mom had clipped from an old magazine, I had to give them a try. The original recipe was for chewy date cookies but I knew they would be even better as bars. 

Dates are sticky and sweet giving these bars a great chewy texture and they are rich enough to satisfy any sweet tooth. 

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Ingredients for Date Bars:

• Brown Sugar
• Granulated Sugar
• Butter & Shortening
• Eggs
• All Purpose Flour
• Baking Soda & Salt
• Dates & Nuts

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How to Make Date Bars:

• Cream butter, shortening, sugar and eggs together with an electric mixer. Add flour, baking soda and salt and mix well. 
• Mix in chopped dates and nuts. 
• Spray a  jelly roll pan  ( 10 x 15 x 1 inch) with nonstick cooking spray.

• Spread dough evenly into pan. 

• Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 

• Cool for 10 minutes and dust with powdered sugar. 
• Slice into bars and serve warm or at room temperature. 
• Store leftover bars in an airtight container up to 5 days. 

Recipe Variations:

I use a combination of chopped pecans and walnuts. Use what ever you have on hand or skip the nuts if you prefer. 

Mix in white or milk chocolate chips in place of the nuts. 

Add in 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon for a warm fall dessert.

Scoop into 1 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet and bake for 10- 12 minutes. 

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Dessert bars are a favorite for busy days at our house. I love to just pop them in the oven and go on with my to-do list while they bake, instead of scooping individual cookies. If you are looking for something different, these old fashioned date bars are sure to please.

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Date Bars

Date Bars are an old fashioned chewy cookie bar filled with chopped dates and nuts. An easy and delicious treat to bake for any day of the week. 

Course Brownies & Bars

Cuisine American

Keyword chewy date bars, date nut bars, old fashioned date bars

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Servings 15 servings

Calories 381kcal

Author Milisa

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup shortening
• ½ cup butter softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 8 oz 1 1/2 cups cut up dates
• 1 ¼ cups chopped nuts I used walnuts and pecans
• non stick cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• In a mixer bowl, cream brown sugar, sugar, butter, shortening and eggs together.
• Add flour, baking soda and salt and mix until combined.
• Mix in dates and nuts and combine.
• Spray a jelly roll (10 x 15 x 1 inch) pan with non stick cooking spray.
• Press dough evenly into pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and cool 10 minutes.
• Dust with powdered sugar and cut into bars.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

Store cooled bars in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 381kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 234mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 29g

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Date Balls

Dates have always been one of my favorites for holiday treats, like my White Chocolate Date Bars. They remind me of a bakery cookie bar that I used to love when I was growing up. I’ve also had my eye on these No Bake Dessert Bars with Dates, Honey & Nuts.

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I was thumbing through my mother in law’s Progressive Farmer cookbook and found this recipe. I made a few adjustments and totally fell in love. A classic holiday treat to add to your holiday plans!

How to Make Date Balls:

• Melt butter in a medium sauce pan over medium heat.
•  Add sugar and egg and mix until combined. 
• Stir in chopped dates.
• Cook, stirring constantly, 10 minutes. 

• Remove from heat and stir in Rice Krispies and chopped pecans. 

• Roll into 1 inch balls and roll in toasted coconut. 
• Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. 

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How to Store Date Balls:

Keep Date Balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They can be served chilled or at room temperature. 

How Long will Date Balls Keep:

Date Balls can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Making these perfect to make ahead of your holiday celebrations or to have on hand for guests. 

You might know these as coconut date balls or Rice Krispie Date Balls, whatever you call them, they are delicious! I will be adding these to my must- have Christmas desserts. 

I love making lots of sweets for Christmas to share with my family and neighbors and on occasion I get some of them shipped to my family that live in other states. 

Some of my favorite Christmas desserts to bake and share are Best Ever Sugar Cookies, Chocolate Chip Biscotti, Cranberry Pecan Biscotti, this Christmas Snack and these easy Date Balls. 

It’s so easy to become overwhelmed by the stress of the holiday season. I always have bigger ideas than I can actually accomplish. 

I love simple treats like these easy Date Balls to have something homemade on hand for last minute gatherings or to give as a hostess gift for holiday parties. 

Date Balls are easy to make and can be made in less than 30 minutes. If you can get the kids helping you make the balls or rolling in the coconut, even faster. 

I’m not the most patient with my kids in the kitchen but we always make time to bake something for Christmas. Decorating cookies or making a gingerbread house and these easy coconut Date Balls are perfect to make with the kids.

No matter how hectic it gets, it’s so important to make time with your family. You won’t 

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 Handy tools for making Date Balls:

• I love this heavy saucepan for making holiday candy, I’ve had mine for about 20 years and it’s one of my favorites. 
• You can never have too many wooden or bamboo spoons and they are the handiest for making candy. This is my favorite set and makes a great gift too!
• I am relatively new to using parchment paper but I don’t know how I ever got along with out it!
• Love these bags for my holiday goodie baskets and they work great for these date balls!

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Date Balls

Crispy Date Balls are a holiday staple and so easy to make! Filled with sweet and chewy dates, pecans, Rice Krispies and then rolled in toasted coconut. Your family is sure to love these easy no bake holiday treats. 

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Keyword Christmas candy, date balls, no bake cookies

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 42 balls

Author Milisa

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 8 oz chopped dates
• 1 cup Rice Krispies
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup toasted coconut

Instructions

• Melt butter in a medium sauce pan over medium heat.
•  Add sugar and egg and mix until combined. 
• Stir in dates.
• Cook, stirring constantly, 10 minutes. 
• Remove from heat and stir in Rice Krispies and chopped pecans. 
• Roll into 1 inch balls and roll in toasted coconut. 
• Keep refrigerated in an airtight container until ready to serve. 

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