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    Apricot Gems


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    List of Ingredients




    2/3 cup dried apricots
    1/2 cup butter, room temperature
    1/4 cup sugar
    1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour, divided
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
    2 eggs, beaten
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1/2 cup chopped nuts
    Powdered sugar

    Recipe



    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch square pan. In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, place apricots; cover with water and slowly boil 10 minutes. Remove from heat, drain, and cool. When cool, chop into small pieces; set aside.

    In a food processor, mix butter, sugar, and 1 cup flour until crumbly. Spread mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 25 minutes or until light brown; remove from oven.

    In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup flour, baking powder, and salt. In a small bowl, gradually beat brown sugar into eggs; add to four mixture and stir until well combined. Mix in vanilla extract, nuts, and apricots; spread onto top of baked layer.

    Bake 30 minutes or until lightly browned; cool completely in baking pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars and then roll in sifted powdered sugar.

    Yields 2 dozen bars.


 

 

 


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