Apricot Walnut Bars Supreme
From shirleyoma 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 40
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Ingredients
- Ingredients shopping list
- * 1 cup butter, softened shopping list
- * 1/2 cup packed brown sugar shopping list
- * 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- * 2/3 cup apricot preserves shopping list
- * 4 eggs shopping list
- * 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar shopping list
- * 1/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder shopping list
- * 2 teaspoons vanilla shopping list
- * 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- * 3 cups walnuts, toasted and finely ground* shopping list
- * 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped shopping list
- * 3 tablespoons butter shopping list
- * 1 tablespoon light-color corn syrup shopping list
- * 1 tablespoon rum shopping list
- * About 40 walnut halves, toasted (optional) shopping list
How to make it
- Directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the 1 cup butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the 1/2 cup brown sugar. Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally. Gradually add flour, beating on low speed just until combined (mixture will look slightly dry). Press mixture into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Carefully spread preserves over hot crust.
- 2. In another large bowl, beat eggs on medium-high speed for 3 minutes. Add the 1-1/2 cups brown sugar, the cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt. Beat on low speed for 3 minutes. Gradually add the finely ground walnuts, beating just until combined.
- 3. Carefully spread chocolate mixture evenly over preserves. Bake about 30 minutes or until set. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
- 4. For icing: In a medium heavy saucepan, combine bittersweet chocolate and the 3 tablespoons butter. Cook and stir over low heat until melted. Stir in corn syrup and rum. Spread icing over cooled uncut cookies. If desired, top with the walnut halves. Let stand for 1 to 2 hours or until chocolate is set. Using a sharp knife, loosen edges of cookies from sides of pan. Cut into bars. Makes about 40 bars.
- 5. *Test Kitchen Tip: To prevent overgrinding the nuts and turning them into a paste, grind about one-third at a time.
- 6. To Store: Place bars in a single layer in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
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The Rating
Reviewed by 8 people-
Oooooooooooooooh, Shirley!!! LOVELY recipe!!!! HIGH FIVE, sweetie!! :+D
chefelaine
in Muskoka loved it
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these look fabulous!
midgelet
in Whereabouts loved it
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I have to agree, these look great!!! Thanks, Shirley :)
sharyl4
in Mohave Valley loved it
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