Fig Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon juice
4 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Beat well the butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla and lemon juice.
Sift dry ingredients.
Mix with butter mixture.
Chill 1 1/2 cups figs or ground dried fruit with 1 cup water.
Cook 5 minutes.
Add 3/4 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons flour.
Cook 3 minutes; chill.
Take dough and cut in half.
Roll to 1/4-inch thickness in stripes about half as wide as length; spread filling down center.
Turn edges over to center.
Pinch together tight. Place on baking sheet cut side down.
Bake 15 minutes at 375\u00b0. Remove.
Cut in 2-inch slices.