OLD-FASHIONED DATE BARS

This recipe is from a 1971 Betty Crocker's Bisquick Cookbook titled, HOLIDAY HOSPITALITY.

1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 2/3 cups Bisquick baking mix
1 cup cut-up dates
1/2 cup chopped nuts

1. Mix butter, sugar and egg; stir in remaining ingredients.
2. Spread dough in greased square pan, 8x8x2 inches.
3. Bake 25 minutes.  Cool and cut into bars, 2x1 1/2 inches.  If you like, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

2 dozen.

This is the little booklet this recipe is from.