Apricot Pillows
Submitted by SISTER17
Delicate almond-scented cookies sandwiched with honey-sweetened apricot filling, shaped like little pillows and sealed with fork tines.
YIELD
20 servingsPREP
40 minCOOK
50 minREADY
90 minThese charming cookies get their name from the pillow shape created by sandwiching two rounds of almond-flavored dough around a spoonful of chopped dried apricots mixed with honey.
The dough chills for a couple hours to make rolling easier, then gets cut into circles and filled.
A clever twist-through-a-slit technique (or simple folding) seals each pillow, and fork marks add a decorative touch.
Bake until the edges turn golden for tender cookies that look as good as they taste.
Pro Tips
- Chill the dough for at least 2 hours; it’s much easier to roll when cold
- Moisten the edges with water before sealing to ensure they stay closed
- Pierce the center of each pillow so steam can escape during baking
Ingredients
Directions
In medium bowl, beat sugar and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in egg and almond extract until light and fluffy.
Mix together flour, baking powder, salt and add, beat on low speed until dough is smooth, scraping down sides of bowl frequently with a rubber spatula. Wrap dough and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours, until firm.
Meanwhile, finely chop dried apricots. In a small bowl stir together apricots and honey. Set apricot filling aside at room temperature until dough has chilled.
Heat oven to 350’F. Between pieces of waxed paper, roll out dough ⅛” thick. Cut out cookies with 2” round cutter. Reroll scraps to make additional cookies.
Place half of cookies 2” apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Spoon about ½ teaspoon apricot filling into center of cookies. Moisten edges of cookies with water and top with remaining cookies to make a sandwich. Press edges together with fingertips to seal. Pierce center of each “pillow” with tines of fork.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until edges are golden brown. Let cookies cool 2 minutes on sheets, then remove to racks and cool completely. Store in a tightly covered container. Makes about 20 cookies.
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