Apricot Squares

Name: Apricot Squares
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 18 servings
Ingredients: 2/3 c. apricots (dried); 1/2 c. butter (unsalted; softened); 1/4 c. sugar; 1 1/3 c. flour; 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1 c. brown sugar; 2 eggs (well beaten); 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 1/2 c. pecans (chopped); water

M. Blakely

Cook 40 mins40m

Makes 18

The original recipe calls for the addition of salt. For health & taste reasons, I omitted that & also recommend using unsalted butter.

ᔥ Originally from "Christmas Cookies" (1987 ed.) (part of the Southern Living cookbook library)

Ingredients

⅔ c. apricots (dried)
½ c. butter (unsalted; softened)
¼ c. sugar
1 ⅓ c. flour
½ tsp baking powder
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs (well beaten)
½ tsp vanilla
½ c. pecans (chopped)
water

Instructions

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1
Preheat oven to 325° F. Grease 8-in. square baking pan.
2
Rinse apricots & put in small saucepan.
3
Cover apricots with water & boil .
4
Drain, cool, & chop.
5
Blend together butter, white sugar, & 1-c. flour; then press into pan.
6
Bake for .
7
Mix together remaining flour & baking powder.
8
Gradually beat brown sugar into eggs.
9
Blend apricots, flour-baking powder, vanilla, & nuts into brown sugar-eggs.
10
Spread batter evenly over baked crust.
11
Bake till lightly browned (about .).
12
Cool in pan; then cut into 2-in. squares.

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