Apricot Cream Cheese Cookies

Ingredients

325 gr margarine
400 gr sugar
230 ml philadelphia cream cheese
2 egg
30 ml lemon juice
1 1/2 lemon zest
575 gr flour
6 gr baking powder
11 apricots

Instructions

Combine margarine, sugar and softened cream cheese mixing until well blended. Blend in eggs, lemon juice and rind. Add combined dry ingredients to cream cheese mixture and mix well and chill. Roll into medium size ball. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flaten slightly, indent center, put apricot filling in center. Bake 180ÂșC or 15 minutes. Cool slightly and sprinkle powdered sugar on top. Fillling: Put 1 pkg. (11 oz.) apricots in saucepan and add water just cover. Add half cup (or to taste) sugar and bring to boil. Cover and simmer 10 minutes or until apricots are soft and most of water is absorbed. Force through sieve or whirl in blender. Makes 2 cups. per Carrie Naley Fidonet HOME_COOKING echo