Apricot Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup apricot preserves
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• cream the butter and sugar in a medium size mixing bowl. mix flour, baking powder, salt, egg and vanilla extract into the butter-sugar mixture. cool dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• on a lightly floured surface roll dough out to 1/4 inch thick. cut the dough into rounds with a round cookie cutter or glass. using the tip of a teaspoon place a small drop of apricot preserves into the middle of the circle. brush edges with water and fold the dough over so that the cookie is in the shape of a half moon; seal edges arrange on ungreased cookie sheets.
• bake for 8 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown. dust the cookies with powdered sugar while still hot.