Beatrice Savitz's Apricot Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar packed
• 0.5 cup butter 
• 8 ounces apricot dried
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 2 tablespoons juice of lemon 
• 1 cup rolled oats 
• 16 servings water to cover
• 0.5 cup granulated sugar white

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. Place apricots, lemon juice, white sugar in a small saucepan.
3. Add enough water to just cover the apricots. Bring to a boil, and cook until fruit is soft. Chop coarsely.
4. Sift flour, oatmeal and brown sugar together. Melt butter or margarine over low heat and stir into flour mixture. Put 2/3 of this mixture into 8 x 8 inch greased pan.
5. Spread apricot mixture over crust.
6. Sprinkle remaining oatmeal mixture over apricots.
7. Bake for about 35 minutes.