Recipe For Cooking Apricot Cookies

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Apricot Cookies

4 C. flour
1 med. container cottage cheese
1 lb. margarine

Mix butter and margarine, add flour. Refrigerate 3 to 4 hr..

Roll out dough on a floured board to about 1/8 in. thickness. Cut with pastry cutter into about 1 1/2-in. squares. Put filling in center of each and bring one side towards the middle. Then bring other side slightly over the top of that one. Pin. together to hold. Brush top of each with beaten egg yolk. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 min. until golden brown.

Fillings
Boil fresh apricots down to make a paste. If fresh apricots are not available, use apricot preserves, apricot filling or prune filling (lekvar).

Make a nut filling with ground nuts, mixed with sugar to taste and a little orange juice.

Use dry cottage cheese with a little egg and sugar.

Use any of the filling sparingly.