Apricot Coconut Bars

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Just a wonderful combination of apricots, coconut, condensed milk to make a delicious fruity bar cookie. Sometimes i use a 6 ounce package sunkist fruit bits instead of the apricots.

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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Place butter , sugar and 1 cup flour in a large bowl.

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Cut butter in with a pastry blender until coarse crumbs form.

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Press crumbs firmly into bottom of a greased 9 inch square pan to make a crust.

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Bake for 25 minutes.

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Remove pan from oven to a wire rack to cool.

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Combine the remaining 1 / 3 cup flour , baking powder , salt , eggs , condensed milk , coconut , and apricots in a medium bowl.

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Mix well.

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Spread mixture evenly over crust.

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Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

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Cool in pan.

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Ingredients

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butter, sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, condensed milk, flaked coconut, dried apricots