Cookies & Bars
11 ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 bar 2 ounces each white baking chocolate
  • ⅓ cup butter or margarine
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup finely chopped dried apricots
  • ¼ cup sliced almonds
  • ¼ cup flaked coconut

Method

  1. In a saucepan, melt the chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring constantly until all of the chocolate is melted. Remove from the heat; stir in the brown sugar, eggs and vanilla until blended. Set aside.
  2. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in the chocolate mixture. Combine the apricots, almonds and coconut; stir half into the batter.
  3. Pour into a greased 9-inch square baking pan. Sprinkle the remaining apricot mixture on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.

Notes

Yield: about 2 dozen. From Tamara Sellman, Barrington, Illinois.

Original card

The recipe above was transcribed from this scan of Vera’s original card.