Apricot Bars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup dried apricot
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 rinse apricots, cover with water and boil 10 minutes.
• 3 drain, cool and chop.
• 4 combine butter, sugar and 1 cup flour.
• 5 blend together until crumbly.
• 6 pack into bottom of greased 8 x 8-inch square pan.
• 7 bake at 350°f until lightlly browned, aout 15-18 miutes.
• 8 beat eggs.
• 9 add vanilla and gradually beat in brown sugar.
• 10 sift remaining 1/3 cup flour with baking powder and salt.
• 11 blend into mixture.
• 12 stir in nuts, coconut and apricots.
• 13 spread over baked layer.
• 14 return to oven for about 30 minutes longer.
• 15 cool.
• 16 cut into squares.