Apricot-Cardamom Bars

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Title: Apricot-Cardamom Bars
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 24 servings

1 c All-purpose flour
1/2 c Brown sugar, packed
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Ground cardamom; see note
1/2 c Apricot nectar
1/4 c Unsweetened applesauce
2 tb Vegetable oil
1 Egg; slightly beaten
1/2 c Dried apricots; finely
-chopped
Apricot icing:
1/2 c Powdered sugar
3 ts Apricot nectar

Recipe by: Better Homes & Gardens, January 1994
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, stir together flour,
brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and cardamom; set aside.
In a small bowl, stir together apricot nectar, applesauce, oil and egg
until combined. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until combined. Stir
in apricots. Spread batter in an ungreased 11 x 7 x 1 1/2-inch baking dish.
Bake for about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center
comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Drizzle with Apricot Icing.
Cut into bars.

For Apricot Icing, in a small bowl, stir together powdered sugar and
enough apricot nectar to make a glaze. NOTES
: Substitute 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves, if desired.

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