These tart and sweet apricot cookies are great. They’re not just for Christmas, but they’re requested for the holidays every year!
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Servings: 48
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup apricot preserves
- ⅓ cup confectioners’ sugar for decoration
Steps
- Cream butter and sugar in a medium mixing bowl. Mix in flour, egg, vanilla, baking powder, and salt until incorporated. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Roll dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Cut dough into circles with a round cookie cutter or glass. Using the tip of a teaspoon, place a small drop of apricot preserves into the middle of each circle. Brush the edges with water and fold the dough in half into a half-moon shape. Press to seal the edges. Arrange cookies on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 8 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to wire racks to cool. Dust hot cookies with powdered sugar.
