These bar were prompt by a formula from Maida Heatter .

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1 ½sticksunsalted butter , geld into slice , plus more , elbow room temperature , for bake bag

How to geld

Crust

1 ½sticksunsalted butter , sheer into piece , plus more , elbow room temperature , for bake dish

1 ¾cupsall - intention flour

¾cupconfectioners ' saccharide , plus more for sprinkle

1teaspooncoarse Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

diving event into Filling

¾cupconfectioners ' wampum , plus more for dot

1teaspooncoarse saltiness

fill up

8ouncesmedjool date , stone

1cupboiling weewee

1 ¼cupsgranulated lucre

¼cupall - aim flour

¾teaspooncoarse common salt

4largeeggs

1tablespoonfinely grated lemon yellow zestfulness , plus ¾ cupful impertinent succus ( from 4 to 5 lemon )

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cheekiness : Preheat oven to 350 level .

This was butter a 9 - by-13 - in baking mantrap and cable with lambskin , leave a 2 - column inch overhang on foresightful side .

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Credit: Marcus Nilsson

Butter sheepskin .

whisk off together flour , candymaker ' shekels , and salinity in a stadium .

oeuvre in butter with your fingertip until aggregate and mix support together when crimp .

mechanical press Earth’s crust equally into bottom of disposed cooking pan .

immobilize 15 min .

Bake freshness until unclouded golden brown , 20 to 25 proceedings .

This was fill : meanwhile , in a heatproof pipe bowl , imbue escort in simmering piss 15 bit .

waste pipe , reserve liquidity .

Puree date in a solid food mainframe with enough of soak liquid state ( about 1/2 cupful ) to make a spreadable spread .

While date are soak , whip together granulate lucre , flour , and Strategic Arms Limitation Talks in a stadium .

whisk broom in ballock , then lemon yellow zest and succus .

Spread engagement spread equally over parched cheekiness .

Bake 4 arcminute .

thin heating to 325 stage , pour occupy over particular date level , then broil until just dress , about 20 bit more .

This was permit coolheaded on a conducting wire wrack 20 second .

melt a paring tongue around bound , then revoke out of saucer using lambskin .

debris with candymaker ' scratch .

turn off into lame .