Amaretto Apricot Chews - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. butter or margarine
3/4 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
1 Tbsp. Amaretto *
2 1/2 c. regular or quick cooking rolled oats
1 c. snipped dried apricots
1/2 c. finely chopped almonds
2 c. sifted powdered sugar
2 to 3 Tbsp. Amaretto *

Preparation

Stir together flour and baking soda.
In a large mixer bowl beat butter or margarine until softened.
Add brown sugar and sugar and beat until fluffy.
Add egg and 1 tablespoon Amaretto and beat well.
Add flour mixture and beat until well mixed.
Stir in oats, apricots and almonds.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake in a 375\u00b0 oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until done.
Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute, then remove and cool thoroughly.
Stir together powdered sugar and enough of the 2 to 3 tablespoons Amaretto to make an icing of drizzling consistency.
Drizzle over cookies.
Makes about 54.