Apricot Pillows

Title:
Apricot Pillows

Yield:
20 Servings

Categories:
Cookies,
Christmas




Ingredients:





   1/2 c  Sugar


     1    Stick butter, softened (4oz)


     1    Egg


   1/2 ts Almond extract


 1 1/2 c  Flour


   1/2 ts Baking powder


   1/8 ts Salt


   1/4 c  Firmly packed dried apricots


     1 tb Honey






 From "375 Great Cookies & Brownies," by Joanne Lamb Hayes and Bonnie


 Tandy Leblang (HarperCollins, 1993, $16.95).


 


 In medium bowl, beat sugar and butter with an electric mixer on medium


 speed until well blended. Beat in egg and almond extract until light


 and fluffy.


 


 Mix together flour, baking powder, salt and add, beat on low speed


 until dough is smooth, scraping down sides of bowl frequently with a


 rubber spatula. Wrap dough and refrigerate 2-3 hours, until firm.


 


 Meanwhile, finely chop dried apricots. In a small bowl stir together


 apricots and honey. Set apricot filling aside at room temperature


 until dough has chilled.


 


 Heat oven to 350'F. Between pieces of waxed paper, roll out dough 1/8"


 thick. Cut out cookies with 2" round cutter. Reroll scraps to make


 additional cookies.


 


 Place half of cookies 2" apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Spoon


 about 1/2 teaspoon apricot filling into center of cookies. Moisten


 edges of cookies with water and top with remaining cookies to make a


 sandwich. Press edges together with fingertips to seal. Pierce center


 of each "pillow" with tines of fork.


 


 Bake 10-12 minutes, or until edges are golden brown. Let cookies cool


 2 minutes on sheets, then remove to racks and cool completely. Store


 in a tightly covered container. Makes about 20 cookies.


 


 From Tuscon area newspapers, 1994, 3rd quarter, courtest Mike Orchekowski.


 File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/tn-94q3.zip