Advieh Date Bars – World Spice

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1-3/4 cups rolled oats, or flaked whole grain hot cereal mix.
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground Advieh
• 1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt
• 18 dates, pitted and cut up
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or Heilala Vanilla Paste