austrian peach cookie

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup apricot preserves
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons instant tea powder
• 2 1/2 tablespoons
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup red decorator sugar
• 1/2 cup orange decorator sugar

Recipe

• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (170 degrees c).
• combine sugar, oil, milk, eggs, baking powder and vanilla in large bowl. blend in enough flour to form a soft dough.
• roll into walnut size balls. place on ungreased cookie sheets
• bake for 15-20 minutes. cookies will be pale. remove to rack to cool.
• hollow out cookie center. reserve crumbs. combine 2 cups crumbs, preserves, almonds, cream cheese, instant tea powder, and cinnamon. mix to blend.
• fill cookies with crumb mixture. press 2 cookies together to form peach.
• brush lightly with or water and dip one spot in the red sugar for blush and roll entire cookie in orange sugar. top with a icing leaf or purchase the plastic peach leaves.