When I was a kid, we use to go to a bakery in the Big Towne Mall in Mesquite, TX. Parents bought us cookies or bars that had dates in them. They were about 1 1/2 wide & 2 ins' long & not real thick. Maybe 1/2 in thick. I have yet to find a recipe for these. They were darker than toll house & not golden brown. Anybody got any ideals? Also they very chewy. Just remember how good they were.