Apricot Cream Cheese Drops
Yield
18 cookiesPrep
30 minCook
15 minReady
45 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
butter flavor |
*
|
| 1 | package |
cream cheese
(3 oz) softened |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
milk
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
apricot preserves (jam)
|
*
|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
cinnamon
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | cup |
pecans
coarsely chopped or flaked coconut |
|
| Frosting | |||
| 1 | cup |
powdered sugar
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
apricot preserves (jam)
|
*
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
vegetable shortening
butter flavor |
|
| 1 | x |
pecans
finely chopped or flake coconut (optional) |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
butter flavor |
*
|
| 1 | package |
cream cheese
(3 oz) softened |
|
| 15 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 59 | ml |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
apricot preserves (jam)
|
*
|
| 296 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 118 | ml |
pecans
coarsely chopped or flaked coconut |
|
| Frosting | |||
| 237 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 59 | ml |
apricot preserves (jam)
|
*
|
| 15 | ml |
vegetable shortening
butter flavor |
|
| 1 | x |
pecans
finely chopped or flake coconut (optional) |
*
|
Directions
Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃). Grease baking sheet with Butter Flavor Crisco. Set aside.
Cream ½ cup Butter Flavor Crisco, cream cheese and milk in medium bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in brown sugar. Beat in ½ cup preserves.
Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Mix into creamed mixture. Stir in ½ cup nuts. Drop 2 level measuring tablespoonfuls of dough into a mound to form each cookie. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) for 14 minutes. Cool on baking sheet one minute. Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.
For Frosting: Combine confectioners sugar, ¼ cup preserves and 1 tablespoon Butter Flavor Crisco in small mixing bowl. Beat with electric mixer until well blended. Frost cooled cookies. Sprinkle finely chopped pecans over frosting, if desired.
VARIATIONS: Try peach or pineapple preserves in place of apricot.
