Apricot Date Bars
These delicious bars are filled with apricots, dates, and oats!
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- ¼ cup margarine softened
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cup rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup dates chopped
- 2 cups dried apricots mashed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the butter, margarine, and brown sugar.
- Stir in the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt to the shortening mixture.
- In a saucepan on low heat, mix together the dates, apricots, and sugar (If the dates and apricots are not giving any juices when cooked, I add in about 1 tablespoon of water to make the sugar sticks). Mix until fully coated with sugar, then remove from heat.
- Place ½ of oat mixture in a greased 9x13 baking pan. Press down lightly. Then, spread the apricot mixture over this. Top with the rest of the oat mixture, again pressing down lightly.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Let cool, then cut into bars!
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