Italian Date Bars

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup dates cut
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Instructions:
Add sugar to beaten eggs, sift flour and baking powder together and add to first mixture. Fold in nuts and dates. Bake in a pan 91/2 " x 131/2 " at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Dust with powdered sugar. Cool and cut into squares.