Apricot Bars

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   Finely

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   chop apricots, lemon zest and sugar, reserve the mixture.

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   Add the eggs and whip until they are light.

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   When the cookie

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   base

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   is

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   baked, proceed by adding the chopped apricots and

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   the

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   baking

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    powder/salt

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    to

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    eggs

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    and

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    add

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    lemon juice. Carefully and evenly pour apricot/egg mixture on top of the hot cookie base

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    (do

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    this

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    by

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    pouring

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    the apricot mixture onto a spatula and

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    letting

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    the liquid fall from the spatula onto the cookie base).

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    Bake for 25 minutes.

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    If the top is not as brown as you would like it to be, turn the broiler on; you must watch very closely.

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    When

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    they

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    are

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    done,

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    let

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    cool,

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    cut, using a downward

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    motion

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    only.

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    To keep, cover with parchment paper or brown paper.

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    Saran

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    Wrap

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    will ruin the tops of the bars.

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    You may sprinkle finished bars with powdered sugar.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.