Better Homes and Garden's Apricot Twist cookies are one of my favorites. They are more like a pastry than a cookie. You won't be able to resist the flaky dough paired with apricot and mace for the winter holiday season.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 of ground mace
- 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
- 3/4 cup of butter
- 6 tablespoons of ice water
- 1/4 teaspoon of lemon extract
- 1/4 of apricot preserves. (This recipe is also really good with pineapple preserves)
- Milk
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375
- Stir together flour, sugar, salt, mace and baking powder
- Cute in butter until you have coarse crumbs
- Combine 1 tablespoon of ice water and lemon extract and sprinkle over part of the mixture and gently toss with a fork and push to the side of the bowl
- Repeat with remaining water, one tablespoon at a time till all dry ingredients are moistened
- Form into a ball
- Cover and chill for 30-60 minutes or until easy to handle
- Divide dough into quarters
- Roll 2 of the quarters into 12x4inch rectangles and spread with the preserves
- Roll the remaining 2 quarters into 12x4 inch rectangles and carefully place over those spread with preserves. Trim the edges
- Cut each rectangle into 12 strips.
- Twist each strip twice
- Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes
- Remove and brush with milk then sprinkle with additional sugar
- Bake for 5-8 more minutes
- ENJOY with Family
