Ingredients
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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
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3 large eggs
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1 cup sugar
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2 tsp vanilla extract
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4 cups self-rising flour
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Confectioners' sugar, for rolling and dusting
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1 cup Nature's Promise® Apricot Spread
Steps
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In a medium microwave-safe bowl, microwave the butter until melted. Let cool to room temperature. In a large bowl, combine the eggs and sugar. Whisk for 5 minutes, until foamy and pale yellow. Stir in the vanilla.
2
Add cooled melted butter to egg mixture in a slow stream, whisking constantly. In batches, add flour to egg mixture, stirring to combine, until firm dough forms. Form dough into a disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate 30 min.
3
Preheat oven to 375°F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment. Add confectioners’ sugar to surface for rolling. Roll out dough until approximately ⅛-inch thick. Using a 3-inch round or scalloped cookie cutter, cut out circles. In centers of half the dough circles, cut out small designs like a star, heart, or any other shape. Transfer to prepared pan.
4
Reroll any cookie scraps. Repeat cutting all the dough into rounds, and cutting half of the cookies in the center. Arrange all cookies on cookie sheets, spacing 1 inch apart. Bake cookies 8–10 min., until golden, switching racks halfway through. Let cool slightly and transfer cookies to a wire rack to fully cool.
5
Spread 1 tsp jam on each solid circle and top with cookies with cutouts. Dust cookies with confectioners’ sugar. Keep in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
