Apricot Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
1 c. sugar
2 egg yolks
2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. pecans, chopped
3/4 c. apricot preserves (or you can use cooked dried apricots, sweetened)

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Add egg yolks, flour, salt and nuts. Spread half the mixture in a 7 x 11-inch buttered pan.
Spread apricots over this to within 1/2-inch of edge.
Spread remaining batter over preserves and bake in 325\u00b0 oven for about 1 hour or until golden brown.
Cool and cut in squares.