Applesauce Date Bars Recipe

• 1/4 c. Unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 c. Packed brown sugar
• 1 x Egg
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 1 1/2 c. All-purpose flour
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Unsweetened cocoa pwdr
• 1/2 tsp Baking pwdr
• 1/2 tsp Baking soda
• 1/4 tsp Grnd nutmeg
• 1 pch Grnd cloves
• 1 pch Salt
• 3/4 c. Dates, minced
• 1 c. Applesauce TOPPING
• 1/2 c. Icing sugar
• 2 tsp Orange juice

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