Glazed Oatmeal-Spice Blondies

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	Quick-cooking oats - uncooked
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground ginger
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Baking soda
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Ground cloves
3/4 cup	120g / 4.2oz	Firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup	177ml	Pitted dates
1/2 cup	118ml	Boiling water
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Margarine
2 teaspoons	10ml	Vanilla extract
2		Egg whites
1		Egg
		Vegetable cooking spray
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sifted powdered sugar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Water

Recipe Instructions

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well, and set aside.

Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add brown sugar and dates, and process until dates are finely chopped. Add boiling water and margarine, and process until smooth. Add vanilla, egg whites, and egg, and process until well blended. Add date mixture to oat mixture; stir well.

Pour batter into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.

Bake at 375F for 18 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes.

Combine powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons water; stir well. Spread evenly over bars; let cool completely.

Source:
Cooking Light, Jul/Aug 1994, page 139

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