Food For The Gods - Heavenly Blondies

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 30ml Karo syrup or honey
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• Optional 1 cup of chopped dried figs or dried apricots 

Instructions

1. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
2. Beat together butter and the two sugars. 
3. Add the eggs one at a time. Add Karo syrup and vanilla.
4. Add flour to the batter, mix until just combined
5. Fold in dates, walnuts and optional figs or apricots.
6. Pour batter over a lined 9x13 pan and bake at 350F/180C for 40 mins or until done.
7. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

Enjoy!