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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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