Fabulous Fig Bars
19
Nov
Nov
[cooked-sharing]
Yields12 Servings
16 oz Dried Figs, stems trimmed and figs coarsely chopped
½ cup Chopped Walnuts or Pecans
⅓ cup Sugar
¼ cup Orange Juice
2 tbsp Hot Water
½ cup Margarine, (one stick) softened
1 cup Packed Brown Sugar
1 Egg
1 ½ cups Flour
½ tsp Baking Soda
1 ¼ cups Old-Fashioned Oats
For the Rum Glaze:
½ cup Confectioners’ Sugar
3 tsp Orange Juice
1 tsp Rum Extract
1
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9”x13” baking pan with cooking spray. Combine figs, nuts, sugar, juice and hot water in a mixing bowl.
2
Beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg and mix until smooth. Stir in flour and baking soda; blend in oats to make a soft dough. Reserve 1 cup dough and set aside.
3
With floured fingertips, press a thin layer of remaining dough in bottom of prepared pan. Firmly pat fig mixture over dough. Drop reserved dough by teaspoonfuls over top, allowing fig mixture to show between drops. Bake 30 Minutes or until golden brown. Cut into bars and cool completely in pan.
4
Stir together glaze ingredients in a small bowl. Drizzle cooled bars with rum glaze.
CategoryCookies And Sweets, Recipes
Ingredients
16 oz Dried Figs, stems trimmed and figs coarsely chopped
½ cup Chopped Walnuts or Pecans
⅓ cup Sugar
¼ cup Orange Juice
2 tbsp Hot Water
½ cup Margarine, (one stick) softened
1 cup Packed Brown Sugar
1 Egg
1 ½ cups Flour
½ tsp Baking Soda
1 ¼ cups Old-Fashioned Oats
For the Rum Glaze:
½ cup Confectioners’ Sugar
3 tsp Orange Juice
1 tsp Rum Extract