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Apricot Bars with Cardamom-Butter Glaze

Honorable Mention - Contest Recipe 2008! Apricots and almond flavoring marry in a delicious fruit bar.

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Prep Time 1 hr 10 min
Total Time 2 hr 45 min
Servings 32

Ingredients

Filling

1: large orange

2: cups chopped dried apricots

1/4: cup granulated sugar

2/3: cup water

2: tablespoons butter or margarine

Cookie Base

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

Glaze

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

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Directions

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.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

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.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 150
Calories from Fat: 60),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 7g; 7%
(Saturated Fat 3g, 3% Trans Fat 1/2g 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 20mg; 20%;
Sodium: 80mg; 80%;
Total Carbohydrate: 21g; 21%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 15g 15% ),
Protein: 1g; 1%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 8%;
Vitamin C: 2%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 2%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;