Apricot Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients: 1 c. margarine(stick) 2 c. brown sugar 2 eggs 4 c. flour 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. baking powder
Apricot Filling-- 2 c. dried apricots,chopped fine 3/4 c. sugar 2 c. water 3/4 c. chopped nuts(optional)
Cook apricots with sugar in water until fruit is tender and thick. Remove from heat and cool thoroughly before using.
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Directions:Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs. Beat well. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Let dough stand for thirty minutes. Make filling and set aside to cool. Divide dough into 4 parts. Roll dough out to1/8 inch thick. Spread1/4 of filling on each 1/4 part of dough. Roll up as for pin wheel. Chill. When ready to bake, slice in 1/4 inch pieces. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375º approximate 10 to 11 minutes; just until golden brown. Also can make dough into ball, put thumb print in middle, add1/2 tsp. filling in middle and fold over. |
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Notes: Original recipe from Grandma Ruby Sowers. Ruby Sowers, F.W.'s mother, use to bake these a lot, sometimes using different fillings. This recipe was in 4-H cook book back in the 1950. Ruby was food leader for many years.
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