Apricot Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 lemon
• 3 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 jar Dillman Farm Apricot Preserves
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar (optional)

Instructions

1. Mix together the flour, salt, baking powder until they are combined well.
2. Melt the butter in another mixing bowl. Then add the sugar and the zest of the lemon and mix until the mixture is creamy.
3. Add the egg and vanilla extract into the butter mixture.
4. Combine both the dry to the butter mixture and mix it till it is in a nice smooth ball.
5. Set oven to 350.
6. Using a cookie scooper, put half the dough on one baking sheet and the other on a side plate.
7. Flatten all of the dough balls with a spatula.
8. Add a teaspoon of preserves on half of the flatten dough pieces.
9. Take the other half of flatten dough pieces and place on top of the dough with preserves on top. Using a fork, press the edges of both pieces of dough together.
10. Using a knife, cut slits into the top piece of dough making it look like a pie.
11. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the edges are light brown.

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