Description
A wonderful treat for yourself or a sweet gift for a friend!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups muesli (old-fashioned oats may also be used)
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup slivered almonds
- 1 cup dates (5 ounces), pitted and coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Finely grind 1 1/4 cup muesli (or oats) in a food processor. Stir together ground muesli, 1 cup whole muesli (or oats), both flours, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl. Set aside.
- With an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars on a medium speed until fluffy, approximately five minutes. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Reduce speed to low and mix in dry muesli mixture until just combined. Fold in almonds and dates.
- Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Spread batter evenly into dish and top with remaining muesli (or oats). Bake for approximately 35 minutes, turning halfway through. Bars are done when a knife inserted into the center of the bars comes out clean.
- Let cool completely and cut into bars.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart’s Oatmeal Bars with Dates and Walnuts from Martha Stewart’s Cookies Cookbook
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