Apricot Bars
Ingredients:
- 6-ounce package dried apricots finely chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
- 1 cup flour
- 3/4 cup crushed gingersnaps
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 4 to 5 tablespoons milk
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In small saucepan, combine apricots, dates and water. Cook over medium heat stirring occasionally until bubbly. Reduce heat and continue to cook and stir occasionally until thickened about 5 minutes. Cool.
- In large bowl, combine oats, flour, gingersnaps, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda and nutmeg. Cut in butter or margarine until mixture is crumbly.
- Press about 3 cups mixture evenly into bottom of 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan. Spread apricot mixture over crumbs. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
- Bake in 375 degree oven 25 to 30 minutes or until crumbs are golden. Cool.
- In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar and 4 teaspoons milk. Add more milk until of drizzling consistency.
- Drizzle over cookies in pan.
- Cut into bars.
Recipe yields 32 bars.
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