1/2 c  Butter Or Margarine;Softened

      1 c  Brown Sugar; Packed

      3    Eggs; Large

      1 ts Lemon Peel, Grated

      1 ts Vanilla

      1 c  Flour; Unbleached

      1 ts Baking Powder

    1/2 ts Salt

  1 1/2 c  Figs; Dried, Finely Chopped

  Cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs, peel and vanilla; beat well.  Stir
  together flour, baking powder, and salt; blend into creamed mixture.  Stir
  in figs.  Pour into greased 13 X 9 X 2-inch baking pan.  Bake at 350
  degrees F for 25 minutes.  Cool; cut into bars. Makes 32 bars.