*  Exported from  MasterCook II  *
 
                      Patty Ann’s Lucious Apricot Bars
 
 Recipe By     : Patty Ann Spalding
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:35
 Categories    : Bar Cookies                      Christmas
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
      2/3  C             Dried Apricots
                         -- Crust--
      1/2  C             Butter Or Margarine -- softened
      1/4  C             Granulated Sugar
    1      C             Flour -- sifted
                         --Filling--
      1/3  C             Flour -- sifted
      1/2  Tsp           Baking Powder
      1/4  Tsp           Salt
    1      C             Brown Sugar -- packed
    2                    Eggs -- well beaten
      1/2  Tsp           Vanilla Extract
      1/2  C             Walnuts Or Pecans -- chopped
 
 Oven 350 degrees F.
 
 Cover apricots with water.  Boil 10 minutes.  Drain, cool, chop.
 Grease 7 x 11-inch pan.  Mix until crumbly butter, sugar, and 1 cup
 flour.  Pack evenly in pan.  Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
 Sift together 1/3 cup flour, pabing powder, and salt.  Beat eggs and
 brown sugar together.  Add flour mixture, vanilla, apricots, and nuts.
 Spread over baked layer.  Bake 30 minutes or until done.  Cool in pan.
 Cut in bars.  Roll in 4x sugar.
 
 Store in tin box between layers of wax paper.
 
 
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