Apricot Snack Bars

Ingredients

1/2 cup NOW Real Food® Sesame Seeds*

1 egg

3/4 cup butter, softened

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1 cup unsifted all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup NOW Real Food® Quick-Cooking Rolled Oats*

1 cup finely chopped NOW Real Food® Unsweetened Dried Apricots*

1/2 cup seedless raisins

1. To toast sesame seeds, spread them in a shallow pan and bake at 350 degrees for 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally until golden.  Remove from oven; cool.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and egg until light and fluffy. 
3. Stir flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon into butter mixture until well-mixed.
4. Add oats, apricots, toasted sesame seeds and raisins; mix well. Mixture will be thick. 
5. Spread evenly in a greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. 
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 
7. Cool in pan 5 minutes. 
8. Cut into 24 bars.

*NOW items available at your local health food store