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Apricot Oatmeal Cookies

Dried apricots spice up oatmeal cookies with a new-fashioned twist.

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Prep Time 1 hr 20 min
Total Time 1 hr 20 min
Servings 72

Ingredients

2/3: cup granulated sugar

2/3: cup packed brown sugar

1/2: cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2: cup shortening

1: teaspoon baking soda

1: teaspoon ground cinnamon or cardamom

1: teaspoon vanilla

1/2: teaspoon baking powder

1/2: teaspoon salt

2: eggs

3: cups quick-cooking oats

1: cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

3/4: cup chopped dried apricots

1/2: cup finely chopped pecans

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat all ingredients except oats, flour, apricots and pecans with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy, or mix with spoon. Stir in all remaining ingredients.
2 Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
3 Bake cookies 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are brown and centers are soft. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

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For a thin and lacy cookie, old-fashioned oats can be used instead of the quick-cooking oats.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Cookie

Calories: 70
Calories from Fat: 35),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 4g; 4%
(Saturated Fat 1g, 1% ),
Cholesterol: 10mg; 10%;
Sodium: 50mg; 50%;
Total Carbohydrate: 8g; 8%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% ),
Protein: 1g; 1%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 2%;

Exchanges:

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

Carbohydrate Choices:

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

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Posted 11/19/2010 11:45:37 AM REPORT ABUSE Exesium said:

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These cookies are great. My mother used to make them with raisins and dates that she ground up in a sausage grinder. Put some curls of orange zest on top.

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Posted 8/29/2008 6:03:37 AM REPORT ABUSE Gramma of Six said:

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They all love oatmeal cookies, and this recipe has a new twist--Apricots! Delicous, Tasty cookie and the recipe yielded 64 good size cookies!!! I'm not big on cinammon so I took that down to 3/4 tsp.! Excellent--a definite Keeper for my recipe box!!!

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