• 1 stick butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup all purpose flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2/3 cup chopped dried apricots
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 all purpose flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• Confectioner's sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Cream the butter with the sugar, add the flour and the vanilla, blending well, then press into the bottom of an 8 x 8 inch pan buttered pan. Bake for 20 minutes.

Boil the apricots for about ten minutes in water to cover, drain and cool.

Combine the eggs with the brown sugar and beat until light.

Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt and add to the egg mixture. Add apricots, nuts and vanilla. Blend mixture and spread evenly over base. Return to oven and bake about 30 - 35 minutes.

Cool. Cut into squares and dust with confectioner's sugar

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