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Heat oven to 350° F. Thoroughly grease bottom and up sides of a 9" square pan.
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With pastry blender, combine flour, sugar and butter. Blend into crumbs. Pack into bottom of greased pan. Bake 15 - 20 minutes, until edges are lightly browned. Meanwhile, prepare date pecan topping.
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Remove from oven, and while still hot, pour date pecan topping onto baked pastry. Bake for an additional 20 minutes. Cool in pan. Sprinkle top with powdered sugar, then cut into bars.
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DATE PECAN TOPPING: Combine 1/3 cup light brown sugar, 1/3 cup sugar, 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla, and beat well. Sift together 2 Tbsp flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, and add to the sugar mixture. Stir in 1 cup chopped, toasted pecans and 8 oz of pitted chopped dates.
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