Categories: Cookie Bars/ brownies

Ingredients

• 4 cups fresh figs, chopped
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup honey
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 Tbsp. lemon peel
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• 2 Tbsp. water
• 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 3 cups quick cook oats

Directions

1. Combine figs, water, honey, salt and lemon peel in saucepan and simmer 1 1/2 hours stirring occasionally.
2. Combine 2 Tbsp. flour and water and stir into fig mixture. Cook 5 minutes longer stirring constantly.
3. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice and walnuts. Cream shortening with brown sugar until light and fluffy. Combine flour, 1/2 tsp. salt and oatmeal and stir into creamed mixture.
4. Pat half of oatmeal mixture into bottom of well greased rectangular pan. Spread fig filling evenly over oatmeal mixture, then sprinkle remaining half of oatmeal mixture on top and press with fork.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cut in squares while still warm. Cool completely before removing from pan.

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