Instructions: Preheat oven to 350F. Heat orange juice to a boil. Put dried apricots in pan, bring to boil again and turn off heat. Cover pan and let apricots absorb juice until tender enough to cut with sharp knife, but not really soft. Mix honey and oil. Stir oats, flour, wheat germ, cinnamon and salt together. Drain apricots and add juice to honey-oil mixture. Chop apricots coarsely and stir into dry ingredients along with raisins and almond meal. Combine wet and dry ingredients and press mixture into oiled 9x13-inch baking dish. Bake about 30 minutes. Keep an eye on them!

Cookies made with honey brown quickly. Allow to cool completely before cutting.

Makes about 2 dozen large
squares.

Carol Flinders, and Brian Ruppenthal

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