Apricot Filled Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe

Apricot Filled Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

1.5 c of margarine
1.5 c of sugar
1 pack of cream cheese (8 oz)
2 pcs. egg
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1.5 teaspoon lemon zest
4.5 c of flour
1.5 teaspoon baking powder
Confectioners’ sugar

For Filling:
1 pkg of apricots (dried, 11 oz)
1/2 cup sugar

Instructions:

Blend first 3 ingredients together well until smooth. Beat in the eggs with lemon zest and juice. Combine the rest of the ingredients together then add to cheesy mixture. Stir, and then blend well, then refrigerate. Shape into medium-sized balls; and then set it aside.

For the filling – place apricots in a small saucepan. Pour water into saucepan to sufficiently cover apricots. Sprinkle sugar to taste (or about half a cup). Let it boil over medium heat, and then let it simmer till apricots have become soft, as well as when water has already evaporated (about 8-10 minutes). Then, put them in a blender or force them through a sieve. Set aside.

Finally, arrange dough on baking sheet (ungreased), and slightly flatten. Create an indentation at the center and pour in the filling. Bake for about 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees F. Allow to cool then dust with confectioners sugar at the top.

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