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Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom or cinnamon
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 3/4 cup toasted nuts
- 3/4 cup finely snipped dried apricots
Preparation
Step 1
In a mixing bowl, beat the butter with the sugar, baking powder and cardamom or cinnamon. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Beat in as much flour as you can, and then stir in any remaining flour by hand, plus the nuts and apricots.
Cover and chill the dough for up to 2 hours for ease of handling.
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Shape dough into a 12-inch log on baking sheet. Flatten log so that it’s about 1 1/2 inches high.
Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven, then cool for one hour.
Preheat oven to 375 F again.
With serrated knife, cut the log into 1/2- to 3/4-inch slices.
Lay the slices down on a cookie sheet and bake for 8 minutes on each side.
Store in airtight container or freeze, then package with coffee beans, a coffee mug or other coffee-related gifts.