Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 each)
  • Calories:
  • 173
  • Fat:
  • 7 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 4 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 23 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 79 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 26 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 2 g

Pistachio Apricot Bars

Mom tops a pistachio crust with apricot preserves and more chopped nuts to make these moist and buttery shortbread-like bars. They’re the perfect dessert for a Syrian menu. —Weda Mosellie, Phillipsburg, New Jersey

SERVINGS

30

CATEGORY

Dessert

METHOD

Baked

PREP

15 min.

COOK

25 min.

TOTAL

40 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup chopped pistachios
  • 1 jar (18 ounces) apricot preserves
  • Additional chopped pistachios, optional

DIRECTIONS

In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour. Stir in pistachios. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Spread with preserves.
    Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Garnish with additional pistachios if desired. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Sep 7, 2008

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