Apricot Explosions recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup chopped walnuts
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
1 cup shortening
1 cup apricot preserves
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Nutrition Info

480 calories
carbohydrate: 60.7 g
cholesterol: 31 mg
fat: 24.6 g
fiber: 1.8 g
protein: 6.3 g
saturatedFat: 5.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 93.9 mg
sugar: 29.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In large mixing bowl, combine sugar, eggs, and shortening together by hand. Add flour and baking powder, mix well. Divide dough in half.

  2. Spread half of dough in 10 x 15 inch pan. Spread preserves over dough. Sprinkle walnuts on top and then sprinkle cinnamon on top

  3. Grate second half of dough on top (crumble). Press down gently. Bake for 1/2 hour at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cut into squares when cool.

Recipe Yield

2 dozen

Recipe Note

I love apricots and there are not many cookies with apricots in them. This one rocks!!

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