DATE AND NUT COOKIE BARS

INGREDIENTS
FOR COOKIES / BISCUITS
butter 4 tbsp
castor sugar 1/4 cup
self-raising flour  5ounces
almond  or cashew nut coarsely powdered 1/4 cup
FOR TOPPING
seedless dates 1/2 cup
cashew nut coarsely powdered  1/4 cup
demerara sugar 1 tbsp
ghee 1 tbsp
milk 2 tbsp
almonds blanched and split 16 or 2 tbsp
glaze cherries 8

METHOD
beat butter and sugar in a bowl till light and fluffy, add self-raising flour and nut powdered
mix and make a dough, roll out dough to 2 mm thick rectangle on a plastic sheet dusted with flour. make few holes with a fork.
bake in a pre-heated oven at 175 deg. C for 10 minutes to a light pink colour
take out, cut into rectangles when still hot.
For the topping, take ghee, demerara sugar, dates and milk in a vessel, cook on low gas, stirring continuously till it becomes a smooth paste.
apply on top of each rectangle pieces,keep cherry pieces on each. arrange them on the baking tray and bake again for 5-7  minutes at 100 deg.  take out, cool before serving.

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