Apricot Butter Cookies

Enjoy these delicious butter cookies topped with dried apricots frosting as an anytime baked dessert.

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ingredients 9
Prep Time 1 hr 20 min
Total Time 1 hr 50 min

Ingredients

Cookies

1: cup butter or margarine, softened

3/4: cup powdered sugar

1: teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2: cups all-purpose flour

1/4: cup finely chopped dried apricots

Frosting and Garnish

1/4: cup butter or margarine, softened

1/4: cup apricot preserves

1: cup powdered sugar

3: medium dried apricots, cut into 48 strips

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick cookie sheet). In medium bowl, beat 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in flour until well blended. Stir in finely chopped apricots.
2 Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart.
3 Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until bottoms are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
4 In small bowl, beat 1/4 cup butter and the apricot preserves with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in 1 cup powdered sugar until well blended. Spread frosting over cookies. Top each cookie with apricot strip.