Apricot preserves add a fruity flavor punch to easy bars finished with a sweet and simple glaze.
Apricot Gems
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 45 min
- Servings 25
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup firm butter or margarine, cut up
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup apricot preserves
Glaze
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 to 2 teaspoons milk
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 8-inch square pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
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Step2In small bowl, mix milk, almond extract and egg. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. With lightly floured fingers, press half of mixture in bottom of pan. Bake 5 minutes.
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Step3Spoon preserves evenly over baked layer; carefully spread. Drop remaining half of dough mixture by small spoonfuls evenly over preserves. Bake 13 to 18 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Step4In small bowl, mix all glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over cooled bars. For bars, cut into 5 rows by 5 rows.
Nutrition
90
Calories
2g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
16g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 90
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2g
- 3%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 6%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 80mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 20mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 16g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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