Categories: Cookies 
      Yield: 1 servings 
  
      2    Eggs                                1 c  Chopped dates 
      1 c  Confectioners sugar               3/4 c  Chopped pecans or walnuts 
      1 tb Shortening, melted                  1 ts Vanilla 
    1/4 c  Flour                                    Confectioners sugar 
    1/2 ts Baking powder                   
  
   The dates give a special flavor to this easy to make dessert. 
   
   Preheat oven to 325Ü. In a bowl, beat eggs until light. Add sugar and 
  shortening; blend well. 
   
   Sift flour and baking powder together and blend well. Stir in dates, nuts 
  and vanilla. Blend well. 
   
   Pour into greased 8 x 8-inch pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool on wire rack. 
  Cut in small squares or oblongs. Roll in confectioners sugar. 
   
   Store in covered container. 
   
  Yield: 18-24. Lois Boudreau, St. Louis, MO 
   
     Randy Shearer