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Apricot Buttons

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Mom's original recipe.

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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup dried apricots
  • 2/3 cup sugar, divided
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 egg, separated
  • 1/2 teasp. vanilla
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teasp. salt
  • crushed nuts (walnuts)

Details

Servings 24

Preparation

Step 1

Rinse 1/3 cup dried apricots, cover with water and cook until very tender. Put through sieve and add 1/3 cup sugar. Cook slowly stirring occasionally until very thick. Cool. [Alternatively, use Solo Apricot Filling]. Cream 1/2 cup soft butter with 1/3 cup sugar thoroughly. Stir in 1 egg yolk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Sift 1 cup flour with 1/2 teaspoon salt into creamed mixture. (Chill this a few minutes*) Shape into 2 dozen small balls. dip into 1 unbeaten egg white. Roll in crushed nuts. Place about 2 inches apart on lightly buttered baking sheet. Make a deep dent in center of each ball. Bake 300 degrees for 35 minutes. Remove from pan to rack and fill centers while still warm with apricot mixture.

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