Apricot Filled Cookies Recipe
Apricot filled cookies are oat and flour cookies prepared with a pecan and apricot filling. Delicious and chewy, this filling makes the apricot cookies a light and delightful snack to go with tea or by itself.
Ingredients
| Flour | 1 Cup (16 tbs), sifted (Cookie Dough:) | |
| Baking soda | 1/2 Teaspoon (Cookie Dough:) | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon (Cookie Dough:) | |
| 1 cup quick cooking oatmeal | ||
| Softened butter | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (Cookie Dough:) | |
| Brown sugar | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs) (Cookie Dough:) | |
| Pecans | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (Filling:) | |
| Boiling water | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (Filling:) | |
| Dried apricots | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (Filling:) | |
| Sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (Filling:) | |
Directions
Heat oven to 350°.
Grease an 8 square pan.
Put pecans in MINI BLEND container and blender chop nuts.
Empty into a mixing bowl.
Put apricots and water into Osterizer container, cover and let stand 15 minutes to soften.
Add sugar, cover and process at LIQUEFY until smooth.
Pour over nuts and mix well.
Sift flour, baking soda and salt into a large mixing bowl.
Add oatmeal.
Put butter and brown sugar into Osterizer container, cover and process at MIX until smooth.
Add to dry ingredients and mix well.
Spread 2/3 of dough evenly in prepared pan, top with apricot filling and remaining dough.
Pack down lightly.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes.
Cool before cutting in to bars.
Grease an 8 square pan.
Put pecans in MINI BLEND container and blender chop nuts.
Empty into a mixing bowl.
Put apricots and water into Osterizer container, cover and let stand 15 minutes to soften.
Add sugar, cover and process at LIQUEFY until smooth.
Pour over nuts and mix well.
Sift flour, baking soda and salt into a large mixing bowl.
Add oatmeal.
Put butter and brown sugar into Osterizer container, cover and process at MIX until smooth.
Add to dry ingredients and mix well.
Spread 2/3 of dough evenly in prepared pan, top with apricot filling and remaining dough.
Pack down lightly.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes.
Cool before cutting in to bars.
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