Friday Dessert: Bittman's Date Cobbler

I was intrigued by this idea in last week's Minimalist column, but I didn't end up having a slot to make it until last night.

I didn't do the crust quite right (I should have only had crust under the batter, not on the sides as well), but the bars themselves are really tasty, if insanely rich. Bittman's not lying when he says 16 servings from an 8 inch square pan.