Recipe - Apricot-Nut Diamonds

1 cup Allpurpose flour
1 ds Salt
One fourth cup Butter or margarine
One half cup Dried apricots; snipped
Three fourths cup Brown sugar; packed
2 Eggs
1 cup Chopped walnuts
One half cup Coconut; shredded
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 tablespoon Allpurpose flour
Vanilla Icing; recipe
follows
One half cup Chopped walnuts

1. For crust, combine the 1 cup flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut in
butter or margarine till crumbly. Press into the bottom of a lightly
greased 11 x 7 x 11/2inch baking pan. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 12
minutes.

2. Meanwhile, for filling, combine apricots and enough water to cover in a
small saucepan. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10
minutes. Drain.

3. Stir together brown sugar and eggs in a large mixing bowl till combined.
Stir in drained apricots, the 1 cup walnuts, coconut, and vanilla. Add the
2 tablespoons flour; stir till combined. Spread mixture evenly over crust.

4. Bake for 15 minutes more. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Drizzle with
Vanilla Icing, and sprinkle with the One half cup walnuts. Cut into diamonds.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

5. Vanilla Icing: Combine 1 cup sifted powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons milk,
and One fourth teaspoon vanilla till smooth.

NOTES : To cut into diamonds, first cut straight lines down the length of
the pan. Then cut diagonal lines across the pan. Trim the end pieces into
triangles, rectangles, or squares.
Recipe by: Better Homes Christmas Cookies 1997

Posted to recipeludigest by "Marie Smith" craftee@sprynet.com on Feb 6,
1998