apricot cookie

Ingredients

• 1 stick butter
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 2 1/2 tablespoons milk or light cream
• 1/3 cup apricot preserves
• 1/2 cup lt. brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup walnut or pecan chopped
• 1 teaspoon apricot flavoring
• FROSTING
• 1/3 cup apricot preserves
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/8 teaspoon apricot flavoring