Beatrice Savitz's Apricot Cookies

My grandmother, a wonderful baker and cook, made these.

Ingredients

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

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. Place apricots, lemon juice, white sugar in a small saucepan. Add enough water to just cover the apricots. Bring to a boil, and cook until fruit is soft. Chop coarsely.
3. 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. Spread apricot mixture over crust. Sprinkle remaining oatmeal mixture over apricots.
4. Bake for about 35 minutes.