2/3 c. dried apricots
1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. sugar
1 c. flour
1/3 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Rinse apricots. Cover with water and simmer 10 minutes. Drain. Cool and chop. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8 x 8 inch pan.

Mix until crumbly butter, sugar and 1 cup flour. Pack into pan. Bake 25 minutes. Sift together 1/3 cup flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually beat brown sugar into eggs. Add flour mixture; mix well. Mix in vanilla, nuts and apricots. Spread over baked layers. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool in pan; cut into bars. Roll in confectioners' sugar.