Angel Pillows - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter flavor Crisco
1 Tbsp. milk
1/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 1/4 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. coarsely chopped pecans or coconut
3 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. apricot preserves
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease baking sheet.
Set aside.
Cream 1/2 cup Crisco, cream cheese and milk in medium bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
Beat in brown sugar. Beat in 1/2 cup preserves.
Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
Mix into creamed mixture.
Stir in 1/2 cup nuts.
Drop 2 level measuring tablespoonfuls of dough into a mound to form each cookie.
Place 2-inches apart on baking sheet.
Bake for 14 minutes.
Cool on baking sheet 1 minute.
Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.