Apricot Squares

Apricot Squares
Recipe Number: 1363
Contributor: TillerBee

Serves: Makes 28 squares.
Calories Per Serving:
Preparation Time:
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. confectioners' sugar
2 egg yolks
1/8 tsp. salt
1 1/4 c. flour
1 1/2 c. apricot jam

2 egg whites
1/2 c. confectioners' sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
3/4 c. ground walnuts
1/2 c. chopped almonds

Cooking Instructions:

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and salt. Stir in four. Press into 9" x 14" pan. Bake at 375?F for 15 minutes.

Spread with jam. Beat egg whites until stiff. Gradually add sugar. Beat until very stiff. Fold in vanilla and walnuts. Spread over jam. Sprinkle with almonds. Bake at 425?F 10 minutes or until brown.

Additional Comments:

If you're thinking of making this to send to the troops, you may want to bake this in a throw-away pan and just leave these bars in the pan to ship.
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