Title: Apricot Butter Cookies
Categories: Cookie
Yield: 10 Dozen

4	c	Flour
1/2	ts	Baking soda
1/4	ts	Salt
1	c	Dried apricots
2 1/4	c	Sugar; divided
1 2/3	c	Butter; or margarine, softnd
2	lg	Eggs
1/3	c	Milk
2	tb	Orange flavored liqueur
1 1/2	c	Walnuts; chopped

Heat oven to 375~. Grease 2 cookie sheets. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in bowl. Pulse apricots adn 1/4 cup sugar in food processor until chopped fine. Set aside. Beat butter and remaining 2 cups sugar in mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, milk, and liqueur; beat until smooth. Stir in flour mixture, then apricots and nuts. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 10 mins. until golden. Cool on wire racks.

Per cookie - 65 cal, 4 g fat (2 g sat fat), 11 mg chol, 38 mg sod, 8 g carbo, 1 g pro

Source - LHJ, 12/95

From: Suewoodward

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