Fabulous Fig Bars

These are absolutely delicious. I did not include the orange juice. If you do try this recipe let me know what it's like with OJ!

Ingredients

16 ounces

 stemmed, chopped dried figs

1⁄2 cup

 chopped walnuts

1⁄3 cup

 sugar

1⁄4 cup

 orange juice (juice from 1/2 orange)

2 Tablespoons

 hot water

1⁄2 cup

 margarine or butter, softened

1 cup

 packed brown sugar

1 

large egg

1 1⁄2 cups

 all-purpose flour

1⁄2 teaspoon

 baking soda

1 1⁄4 cups

 old fashioned rolled oats

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray or oil a 9x13-inch baking pan.
2. Combine figs, walnuts, sugar, orange juice and hot water in a mixing bowl and set aside.
3. Mix together margarine and brown sugar until creamy. Add egg and mix until smooth.
4. Mix flour and baking soda. Stir into egg mixture. Blend in oats to make soft dough.
5. Reserve 1 cup of dough for topping. With floured fingertips, press the remaining dough into a thin layer on the bottom of baking pan.
6. Spread fig mixture evenly over the dough. Crumble reserved dough over top, allowing fig mixture to show.
7. Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in baking pan. Cut into 24 bars (about 2.5 x 2 inches).