Apricot-Coconut Squares

This is from Allrecipes submitted by Jo Whattam. It sounds so good I want to share with you. I will be making this soon.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄4 cup white sugar
• 1  cup flour
• 2⁄3 cup  dried apricot
• 1  cup water
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄3 cup flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1  teaspoon lemon juice
• 1  cup  chopped walnuts
• 3⁄4 cup flaked coconut (optional)
• 1⁄3 cup confectioners' sugar, for decoration

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325*F (165*C) In a medium bowl, mix together butter, sugar and 1 cup flour.
2. Press into bottom of an ungreased 9X13 inch pan.
3. Bake for 25 minutes.
4. In small saucepan, bring apricots and water to boil, and cook for 10 minutes, drain, chop and set aside to cool.
5. In a medium bowl beat eggs and brown sugar, stir in 1/3 cup flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla and lemon juice.
6. Fold in nuts and chopped apricots.
7. Stir in coconut if desired.
8. Pour over the prepared baked crust.
9. Bake for additional 20 minutes or until firm.
10. Cool and dust with confectioners sugar before cutting into squares.