Apricot Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup apricot preserves
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Nutrition Info

202.4 calories
carbohydrate: 31.2 g
cholesterol: 28.1 mg
fat: 8 g
fiber: 0.4 g
protein: 2 g
saturatedFat: 4.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 126.5 mg
sugar: 18.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Cream the butter and sugar in a medium size mixing bowl. Mix flour, baking powder, salt, egg and vanilla extract into the butter-sugar mixture. Cool dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

  3. On a lightly floured surface roll dough out to 1/4 inch thick. Cut the dough into rounds with a round cookie cutter or glass. Using the tip of a teaspoon place a small drop of apricot preserves into the middle of the circle. Brush edges with water and fold the dough over so that the cookie is in the shape of a half moon, seal edges Arrange on ungreased cookie sheets.

  4. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Dust the cookies with powdered sugar while still hot.

Recipe Yield

4 dozen

Recipe Note

These cookies have a great tart and sweet taste. These are not just a Christmas cookie, but they get asked for every year! You can substitute cranberry sauce for apricot preserve, or try doing half apricot and half cranberry, yum!

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