Buttery Apricot Cookies

Total Time: 24 hrs 7 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 cup dried apricot, chopped
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 place butter, powdered sugar and vanilla in a large bowl.mix together with mixer on medium speed thoroughly -- add beaten egg.
• 2 sift flour and salt over creamed mixture and blend in gradually.working dough by hand.add chopped apricots and mix well.
• 3 shape dough into roll about 1 1/2" in diameter.wrap in plastic wrap and chill overnight.
• 4 preheat oven to 400*.lightly grease baking sheet.
• 5 cut roll into 1/8"slices --
• 6 arrange on cookie sheet --
• 7 bake 7-8 minutes or edges are starting to brown --
• 8 let cool on racks.