Cooking for Christmas Parties

I got smart this year and picked 2 desserts to bake over and over again for different parties I have attended.
Pumpkin Crunch and Date Treasure Bars.
Did and am doing pretty good so far in making them but forgot sugar the other day in the pumpkin crunch but it has yellow cake mix in it so not too bad without sugar.
Here is the recipe for the Date Treasure bars. they are delicious.
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8 oz. pkg. chopped dates
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. Land O Lakes sweet cream butter
1/2 c. water
1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. chopped pecans
3/4 c. milk
1/4 c. orange juice (juice from 1 orange or prepared orange juice)
2 eggs
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. grated orange peel
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 15 x 10 inch jelly-roll pan. In heavy 3 quart sauce pan combine dates, sugar, butter and water. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until dates soften (5 to 8 minutes). Remove from heat. Add remaining ingredients. By hand, stir until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes). Spread into greased pan. Bake near center of 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely; spread with frosting.
FROSTING:
3 c. confectioners' sugar
1/3 c. Land O Lakes sweet cream butter, softened
3 tbsp. milk
1 tbsp. grated orange peel
In 1 1/2 quart mixer bowl combine all frosting ingredients. Beat at medium speed, scraping sides of bowl often, until light and fluffy (1 to 2 minutes). Yields 4 dozen.
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I got it off of the site cooks.com


Enjoy.