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.

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