Applesauce, Date and Raisin Squares
| Yield: | 16 Servings |
| Categories: | Bar, Cookies |
| 1 | c | Flour |
| 3 | tb | Flour |
| 1/2 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/4 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | ts | Cinnamon |
| 1 | ts | Nutmeg |
| 1/2 | ts | Ginger |
| 1/4 | ts | Allspice |
| 1/3 | c | Raisins |
| 6 | tb | Unsalted butter; see note |
| 1 | tb | Shortening; melted |
| 3/4 | c | Dark brown sugar; packed |
| 2 | lg | Eggs |
| 2 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| 1/2 | c | Applesauce |
| 1/3 | c | Pitted dates; coarsely chopped |
| Confectioner's sugar; optional |
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