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      Title: Abraham Lincoln's Apricot Tea Cookies
 Categories: Cookies, Snacks, Desserts, Fruits, Nuts
      Yield: 24 Servings
 
      2 c  Unsalted butter; softened
    3/4 c  Sugar
      2 lg Eggs; beaten
      5 c  Flour
      2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 c  Sliced almonds; toasted
  1 1/4 c  Apricot preserves
  1 1/2 c  Coconut, toasted
    1/2 c  Apricot jam
 
  Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs.
  
  In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to
  butter mixture. Add almonds, preserves, and coconut.
  
  Wrap dough in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  
  Oven @ 350 F/175 C.
  
  Shape dough into 1" balls, and place 1" apart on ungreased cookie
  sheet. Press thumb into the center of each ball. Place 1/4 to
  1/2 ts jam into center of each impression. Bake for 12 to
  15 minutes.
  
  Recipe by: Charlyn Fargo
  
  Recipe FROM: https://www.farmflavor.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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