Basic Country Butter Cookies

Ingredients

3 ounce containers candied
1 1/2 crescen bake
1/2 batter
1 cup coarsely almonds
1/4 cup all-purpose flour until crumbly
8 baking pans
1/4 cup apricot preserved over surface
2 wide diamon makes about
2 1/2 circles
1 tsp mixed candied fruits from
8 container
1/2 prepared
1/2 tsp lemon peel
1/8 thickness
2 scalloped roun using sharp knife

Instructions

cut small X in center of half of rounds. Place 1/2 tsp. mincemeat mixture in center of uncut rounds; top with cutout rounds. Using tines of fork, press edges of "pie" to seal. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. When cool, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Makes about 2 1/2 dozen. ----