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Carolina

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2012

I followed the recommendations to use 3/4 C butter and 3/4 C sugar - and it tasted delicious (my fiance loved it!). However, it was cake like and my childhood memories were more of a moist brownie-bar type consistency. I think I will try the original recipe next time. Flavors were rich but very cake-like.

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fatcat

Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2011

This is a good recipe. I followed others advice and reduced the butter to 3/4 c. As with both sugars. 2 whole c. Of sugar would have been far too sweet. My batch came out a bit Daley though. I remember food for the gods having a fudgey texture, like brownies. Feels more fulfilling. Maybe I over beated the eggs? Also, I added 3/4 tsp. Vanilla and 1/4 tsp of almond extract, just to give a nutty aroma. Plus 1tbs of honey. This would also pair well with whipped cream cheese!

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franchesca

Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2011

I read all the reviews and did decrease the sugars to 3/4 c each and the butter as well. it was still quite sweet and greasy. tasted good, but the greasy was overpowering.

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BB34

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2011

OMG, are these ever heavenly! They are truly melt-in-your-mouth delicious. I took the advice of another reviewer and used a bit less butter and about 1/4 cup more flour to make the bars less greasy. I also cut back on the sugar just a little as the prechopped dates I purchased were already sugared. Thank you for this wonderful recipe. It's a keeper.

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LYNNINMA

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Leicester, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2011

I doubled the recipe and it is perfect for a half sheet pan. I was able to get 24 (2X3) pieces. I reduced the sugars to what people recommended.

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RLA

Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2011

I originally gave this a poor review. I hadn't talked to my close friend, who I gave some to. He didn't know the background of this recipe, but he called it "heavenly". His word exactly. I lessened the butter, sugar, and brown sugar to 3/4 cups each. It took care of the oily, greasy texture while also making it not so rich.

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Judy B

Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2010

X4 Made these for the lady I care for and the co-workers loved them as well. This recipe is very rich. I had to leave the house and ended up having to turn off the oven twenty minutes into baking and finished when I returned. It fell but still oh sooo good.

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MsMary

Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2010

Heavenly dessert! Always the bestseller in a bake sale and potlucks! I would suggest adding more walnuts to balance the sweetness of the dates and sugar. I agree also on reducing the butter to 3/4 cup. But even the way it is on the recipe, it is still good. Most of the time people wont notice the oiliness over the tastiness of the cake itself! I still prefer this over brownies!

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