Lightly spiced cookies made with dried apricots and garnished with a pecan half.
1/2 cup snipped dried apricots
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
40 pecan halves
Pour enough boiling water over dried apricots to cover; let stand for 20 minutes. Drain well.
Beat butter or margarine in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and ground nutmeg; beat till combined. Beat in egg. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in remaining flour and apricots. Drop dough from a rounded teaspoon 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Press a pecan half into top of each cookie.
Bake in a 375 degrees F oven for 10 to 12 minutes or till edges are lightly browned. Cool on wire rack.
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