Date Bars

Ok, here is a recipe using Dates...I really don`t care for Dates to eat, so this is for all those date lovers out there in blog land..

Date Bars
Mrs. J. A. Thompson

1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 cup dates, chopped and pitted
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Beat eggs. Add sugar, and melted butter or margarine. Mix in dates and walnuts. Sift to combine flour, salt and baking powder and add to first mixture. Spread in greased pan. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool, cut into bars. Roll in powdered sugar.