Title: Almond apricot bars
 Categories: Cookie
      Yield: 24 Servings
 
    2/3 c  Dried apricots
  1 1/3 c  Flour
    1/4 c  Granulated sugar
    1/3 c  Cold unsalted butter
      1 c  Sliced almonds; toasted and
           -divided
      2 lg Eggs
      1 c  Brown sugar; packed
    1/2 ts Vanilla extract
    1/4 ts Almond extract
    1/4 ts Grated lemon peel
      1 tb Fresh lemon juice
    1/2 ts Baking powder
 
  Place apricots in small saucepan.
  Add just enough water to cover the apricots, bring to a boil, reduce
  heat and cook 10 minutes. Drain well and coarsely chop and set aside.
  
  Blend 1 cup flour with granulated sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly.
  (I do this in a food processor --pulse a few times and that's it. Be
  careful not to over process.) Add 1/2 cup almonds and stir or pulse a
  few times to mix. Pat into an UNGREASED 9 inch square pan. Bake at
  350 for 20 minutes.
  
  Beat eggs and brown sugar. Add extracts, peel, lemon juice baking
  powder and the remaining 1/3 cup flour and stir to blend. Stir in
  chopped apricots Pour over partially baked crust. Sprinkle with
  remaining 1/2 cup almonds. Bake for 25 minutes more. Cool in pan on a
  rack. Cut into squares. Yield: about 24