Cherry Fig Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. chopped pecans
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. fig preserves
dash of salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
vegetable cooking spray

Preparation

Combine first 7 ingredients in a bowl; stir well.
Add eggs; stir until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be slightly thick).
Spread into a 9-inch square baking pan coated well with cooking spray.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes; cut into bars about 2 inches across.
Bake about 12 to 15 minutes or until browned.
(The cookies won't be crisp unless they are browned.)
Yields 44 cookies.
Calories:
144 for 2 cookies. Food exchange:
1 bread and 1 1/2 fat.