Almond Apricot Bars Recipe

• 2/3 c. Dry apricots
• 1 1/3 c. Flour
• 1/4 c. Granulated sugar
• 1/3 c. Cool unsalted butter
• 1 c. Sliced almonds, toasted and divided
• 2 lrg Large eggs
• 1 c. Brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp Almond extract
• 1/4 tsp Grated lemon peel
• 1 Tbsp. Fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp Baking pwdr

1. Place apricots in small saucepan.
2. Add in just sufficient water to cover the apricots, bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook 10 min.
3. Drain well and coarsely chop and set aside.
4. Blend 1 c. flour with granulated sugar.
5. Cut in butter till crumbly.
6. (I do this in a food processor -pulse a few times and which's it.
7. Be careful not to over process.)
8. Add in 1/2 c. almonds and stir or possibly pulse a few times to mix.
9. Pat into an UNGREASED 9 inch square pan.
10. Bake at 350 for 20 min.
11. Beat Large eggs and brown sugar.
12. Add in extracts, peel, lemon juice baking pwdr and the remaining 1/3 c. flour and stir to blend.
13. Stir in minced apricots Pour over partially baked crust.
14. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 c. almonds.
15. Bake for 25 min more.
16. Cold in pan on a rack.
17. Cut into squares.
18. Yield:about 24
19. /COOKIES

apricots, flour, sugar, butter, almonds, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, lemon peel, lemon juice, baking pwdr

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/almond-apricot-bars-63542 (may not work)