chocolate chip fruit and nut bars

Ingredients For chocolate chip fruit and nut bars

• 1/2 tsp

  baking soda
• 1/2 c

  candied cherries, red and green, chopped
• 1/2 c

  chopped nuts
• 1

  egg
• 1 1/4 c

  all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 3/4 c

  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 c

  (1 stick) butter, softened
• 3/4 c

  light brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 c

  raisins
• 1/2 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1/4 c

  dried apricots
• VANILLA BUTTER FILLING
• 2 Tbsp

  sugar
• 2 Tbsp

  milk
• 1 Tbsp

  butter, melted
• 1

  egg
• 1/2 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1/3 c

  all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp

  baking soda
• 1/4 tsp

  salt