17 apricot cookie recipes

Chocolate date truffles made with melted milk chocolate chips, crushed vanilla wafers, chopped dates, and vanilla yogurt, rolled in powdered sugar. No-bake holiday candy with chewy date and creamy chocolate in every bite.

Delicate almond-scented cookies sandwiched with honey-sweetened apricot filling, shaped like little pillows and sealed with fork tines.

Chewy no-bake apricot balls bright with orange zest and lemon juice, simmered briefly then chilled and rolled in granulated sugar. Tangy, jammy, and built from just four pantry staples.

Almond orange macaroons made with blanched almonds, sugar, egg whites, and orange flower water. The naturally gluten-free Mediterranean cookie with a chewy interior and crisp golden top.

No-bake chocolate bran bars packed with dried apricots, prunes, and crunchy bran flakes, bound together with melted semi-sweet chocolate and a touch of molasses. Wholesome snacking with a chocolate twist.

Teem gok: deep-fried wonton cookies filled with dried fruit, coconut, almonds, and brown sugar. Crispy Chinese dessert wontons golden-fried in minutes.

No-bake chocolate rice crispy squares with dried apricots and raisins. Milk chocolate and marshmallows hold it all together. Makes 96 bite-sized treats for snacking, lunchboxes, or bake sales.

Lightly spiced bars made with apricot nectar and dried apricots, finished with a tangy apricot glaze for double the fruit flavor.

Fruktsoppa is a traditional Swedish fruit soup with dried apricots, prunes, raisins, currants, and fresh apple simmered with cinnamon and thickened with tapioca. Served chilled as a light dessert.

The duck breasts are marinated in a mixture of apricot preserve, sherry vinegar, cumin and cayenne pepper to boost the flavor. Grilling gives the breasts extra deliciousness. Easy yet tasty.

Scandinavian cinnamon fruit soup with dried apricots, prunes, peaches, and pears thickened with tapioca. Served chilled as either a Nordic dessert or a sweet starter.

Seasoned lamb chops are seared in hot skillet, then coated and served with a delicious apricot mixture.

Here's a light, spicy chicken recipe for a warm-weather evening.

Apricot and cardamom bars with dried apricot, apricot nectar, and unsweetened applesauce in the batter, finished with a sweet apricot glaze drizzle. Low-fat and done in 45 minutes.

Apricot-raspberry jam pairs sweet, golden apricots with tart raspberries in a quick liquid-pectin jam that fills 7 jars in 20 minutes. Perfect for toast, scones, or layered into thumbprint cookies.

Soft cream cheese cookies studded with pecans and swirled with apricot preserves, topped with matching apricot frosting and coconut for pillowy sweetness.