"I bake these delightful cookies every year for Christmas and when I share a tray of my homemade treats with the faculty at school, these are always the first to disappear! I've even had requests to make them for wedding receptions.—Deb Lyon, Bangor, Pennsylvania..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup butter, softened
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1 cup sugar
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2 large eggs
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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2/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
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FILLING:
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2 cups dried apricots
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3/4 cup water
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1/4 cup sugar
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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TOPPING:
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1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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1/2 teaspoon shortening
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4 teaspoons confectioners' sugar