Apricot cream cheese cookies

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Moderate

Cost:

Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 1/2 c Margarine
1 1/2 c Sugar
8 oz Philadelphia cream cheese
2 Egg
2 tb Lemon juice
1 1/2 ts Lemon zest
4 1/2 c Flour
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
Apricot filling
Sugar, confectioners

----------------------APRICOT FILLING---------------------------
11 oz Apricots, dried
1/2 c Sugar

Combine margarine, sugar and softened cream cheese mixing until
well
blended. Blend in eggs, lemon juice and rind. Add combined dry
ingredients to cream cheese mixture and mix well and chill. Roll
into medium size ball. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flaten
slightly, indent center, put apricot filling in center. Bake 350
degrees for 15 minutes. Cool slightly and sprinkle powdered
sugar on top.

Fillling: Put 1 pkg. (11 oz.) apricots in saucepan and add water
just
cover. Add 1/2 cup (or to taste) sugar and bring to boil. Cover
and
simmer 10 minutes or until apricots are soft and most of water is
absorbed. Force through sieve or whirl in blender. Makes 2 cups.

per Carrie Naley
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