Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2012

Made these today,used dried cranberries as that's what I had on hand. Turned out GREAT,MY 11&13 yr old ate almost half of them before they cooled!!!!! Thanks for the great recipe:)

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jennifer

Reviewed: May 24, 2012

My Family calls this treat a 'Date Square' - Made it many many times in my Mom's kitchen growing up. This recipe is similar to Mom's. We use orange juice or orange juice concentrate where this recipe calls for lemon juice and butter instead of shortening.

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Mandi MS

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2010

I used figs instead of dates and I love figs and oats so I love these. I also added flaxseed meal (about 3 T), wheat germ (maybe 4 T) and around a t of cinnamon, 1/8 t cloves and 1/8 t fresh ground nutmeg to the pastry for a crunchier, more cohesive flavor. I like the salt in the pastry but think a dash under 1/2 t would be better. I also used 1/2 butter, 1/2 shortening to pump up the richness. I can't wait for this batch to cool! YUM!

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ANNEJ4

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2010

A nice basic date bar recipe. Very good.

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Lisa6

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Coon Rapids, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2010

Very easy and yummy! Kraft has little caramel nuggets already unwrapped which made this recipe even easier! I will definitely make again! Thanks for sharing.

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LESLIESHAUL

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Rushville, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2010

These bars are excellent. I didn't have quite enough dates, only about 1 3/4 cup. As a replacement I used some chopped prunes for the remaining 3/4 cup. I had a Meyer lemon and used the juice from that and also simmered the squeezed lemon halves in the date mixture for a more lemony flavor. I also added a little cinnamon to the the mixture, only about a half a tsp. I followed the recipe exactly the same after that and was very pleased with the result. It does seem that any favorite dried fruit would work with this recipe and I look forward to trying out different combinations as well as the original all date recipe.

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msheppard1

Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2009

Wow, these were good, I really didn't think I'd like them or my family, but it was a winner for us. didn't use dates, didn't have any. Uses raisins instead. otherwise I followed the recipe! (not too common for me) Mmmm!

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Jackie Sue

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2009

These Oatmeal Cookie Bars are awesome! I made a few substitutions: I didn't have dates so I used raisins (but I'm going to make sure I have dates on hand the next time I make these); I replaced the white sugar with Splenda and the brown sugar with Splenda brown sugar blend to cut down on some of the sugar and calories; I used butter instead of shortening. I also added a teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the pastry and half a teaspoon to the filling. The resulting bars were so buttery and cinnamony good it was hard to stop eating them.

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maryp539

Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2009

Very good. My boyfriend loved them. One of the other reviewers wrote that these are "too sweet". The pastry part actually isn't that sweet, it's the date filling. So if you don't like sweet, just spread on a thinner layer of the filling.

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