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| 1 | large orange |
| 2 | cups chopped dried apricots |
| 1/4 | cup granulated sugar |
| 2/3 | cup water |
| 2 | tablespoons butter or margarine |
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| 1 | pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix |
| 1 | teaspoon ground cardamom |
| 1/2 | cup cold butter or margarine |
| 1/4 | teaspoon almond extract |
| 1 | egg, slightly beaten |
| 1/2 | cup sliced almonds, coarsely chopped |
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| 1/2 | cup powdered sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons butter or margarine, melted |
| 1/4 | teaspoon ground cardamom |
| 1/4 | teaspoon almond extract |
| 1 | to 2 teaspoons warm water |
| 1. | Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Grate 2 teaspoons peel and squeeze juice from orange. In 2-quart saucepan, heat orange juice, orange peel, apricots, granulated sugar and 2/3 cup water to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Add 2 tablespoons butter; stir until melted. Mash filling with fork or potato masher until fairly smooth. Set aside. |
| 2. | In large bowl, mix cookie mix and 1 teaspoon cardamom. Cut in 1/2 cup butter, using pastry blender or fork, until mixture is crumbly. Add almond extract and egg; toss with fork to combine. Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture. |
| 3. | Press remaining crumb mixture in bottom of pan. Bake 15 minutes. |
| 4. | Spoon filling evenly over warm cookie base. Stir almonds into reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over filling. Bake 25 to 30 minutes longer or until topping is light golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. |
| 5. | In small bowl, stir glaze ingredients, using enough warm water until glaze is thin enough to drizzle. Place glaze in small resealable plastic food-storage bag; seal bag. Cut off small tip from one corner of bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle glaze over warm bars. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature. |
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| No cardamom? It's a unique aromatic spice, a member of the ginger family and also a bit pricey. If you leave it out of the recipe, the flavor will be different, but you'll still get a delicious bar. Go ahead and try it. |
Nutrition Information:
150 ( 60); 7g ( 3g, 1/2g); 20mg; 80mg; 21g ( 1g, 15g); 1g 8%; 2%; 0%; 2% 1 1/2 ; 0 ; 1 1/2 1 1/2