Apricot Butter Cookies

Ingredients

  • 4 cups flour
  • 1/2 teasp. baking soda
  • 1/4 teasp. salt
  • 1 cup dried apricots
  • 2 1/4 cups sugar divided
  • 11 2/3 cups butter or margarine softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 2 Tbsp. orange liquor
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven 375 and grease 2 cookie sheets. Combine flour, baking soda, salt. Pulse apricots and 1/4 cup of sugar until chopped fine.

2. Beat butter and remaining 2 cups sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, milk and liquor and beat until smooth. Stir in flour mixture then apricots and nuts

3. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet and Bake 8-10 mins until golden