2 Eggs
3/4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Almond extract
1/2 c Granulated sugar
1/2 c Light or dark corn syrup
1 c Finely chopped dates
1 c Chopped nuts
3/4 c All-purpose flour
Powdered sugar Recipe by: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 12/2/96 Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9-by-13-inch pan. Place eggs in large bowl. Add salt and almond extract. Beat until light. Gradually beat in sugar and corn syrup. Add dates and nuts; mix well. Sift flour. Fold into other ingredients. Pour into pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven; while still hot, cut into 1 1/2-inch squares. (If necessary, discard squares from the four corners of
the pan; that portion may be too hard.) Shape at once into small balls, taking care not to burn your hands. Roll in powdered sugar, or put sugar and cookies in a paper bag and shake. from the chopped nuts. Nancy Ayres, East Alton-Wood River High School. —–