Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

Ingredients

Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
3/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup grape jelly or other jelly or jam
2/3 cup coarsely chopped salted dry-roasted peanuts

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 8x8x2-inch metal baking pan with heavy-duty foil, leaving 2-inch overhang around edges and pressing firmly into corners and up sides of pan. Coat foil with nonstick spray. Whisk flour, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat peanut butter, sugar, and butter in large bowl until smooth. Add egg and vanilla; beat on low speed until smooth. Add flour mixture; beat on low speed just to blend. Transfer half of dough to prepared pan (about scant 1 1/2 cups). Place remaining dough in freezer for 10 minutes. Using fingertips, press dough evenly onto bottom of pan. Spread jelly over in even layer. Remove dough from freezer; using fingertips, break into grape-size pieces and scatter over jelly layer. Sprinkle chopped nuts over.

Bake bars until top is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Cool bars completely in pan on rack.
Using foil overhang as aid, lift bars from pan. Gently peel foil from edges. Cut into 16 squares.

DO AHEAD Can be made 3 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

Source

Dromedary Date Bars

Now this recipe is famous since 1912, which is what the package said. I was bored and I felt like baking so I decided to make them. I should of napped like I wanted to because I was going out but I baked. Since they are bars I figured they would be granola bar texture but they are more like a cake or cookie texture, a soft cookie. Either way they are really good.

Ingredients

3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup Dromedary Dates chopped
1 cup shredded coconut or 1/2 cup chopped nuts
2 whole eggs
1 cup brown sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix in the chopped dates and the coconut or nuts. In separate bowl beat the eggs until foamy, gradually beating in the brown sugar. Add the flour mixture and stir. Spread in a well greased 13 x 9 cake pan to a depth of approximately one half inch. Place in the oven and bake for 30 to 40 minutes. When finished cut in four inch by one inch bars, makes approximately 20 bars. Remove from pan while still warm. You'll like them and so will the whole family!

Source- back of Dromedary pitted dates package