"One bite of these pretty pastries and you'll think they came fresh off the tree instead of the cookie plate. Andrea Cuteri from Coraopolis, Pennsylvania bakes them for holidays, weddings and celebrations that call for a peach of a cookie!..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 large eggs
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1 cup sugar
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3/4 cup canola oil
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1/2 cup 2% milk
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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3/4 teaspoon baking powder
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FILLING:
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1 cup peach or apricot preserves
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1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
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3 ounces cream cheese, softened
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2 tablespoons unsweetened instant tea
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3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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COATING:
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2 packages (3 ounces each) lemon gelatin
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2 packages (3 ounces each) peach or orange gelatin
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2 packages (3 ounces each) strawberry gelatin
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1/2 cup sugar
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Mint leaves and additional apricot preserves