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Apricot Butter Cookies

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Enjoy these delicious cookies topped with dried apricots – perfect for a dessert.

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PREP TIME 1 Hr 20 Min
TOTAL TIME 1 Hr 50 Min
SERVINGS 48

1: cup butter or margarine, softened

3/4: cup powdered sugar

1: teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2: cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1/4: cup finely chopped dried apricots

Frosting and Garnish

1/4: cup butter or margarine, softened

1/4: cup apricot preserves

1: cup powdered sugar

3: medium dried apricots, cut into 48 strips

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1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick cookie sheet). In medium bowl, beat 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in flour until well blended. Stir in finely chopped apricots.
2 Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart.
3 Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until bottoms are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
4 In small bowl, beat 1/4 cup butter and the apricot preserves with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in 1 cup powdered sugar until well blended. Spread frosting over cookies. Top each cookie with apricot strip.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Cookie)

Calories 80

(Calories from Fat 45),

Total Fat 5g

(Saturated Fat 2 1/2g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 15mg;
Sodium 35mg;
Total Carbohydrate 9g

(Dietary Fiber 0g,
Sugars 6g),

Protein 0g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 4 %;
Vitamin C 0 %;
Calcium 0 %;
Iron 0 %;

Exchanges:

0 Starch;
0 Fruit;
1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

1/2;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 2/14/2010 3:38:09 PM REPORT ABUSE Wigets said:

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We liked these cookies. They tasted much like a dried apricot and not so much like the apricot preserve flavor we were looking for. Extremely easy to make and still very tasty.

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