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Angel Pillows

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Recipe Summary Angel Pillows

Soft and moist cookies made with apricot preserves. Coconut and pecans are interchangeable according to your taste. These are also really good using peach preserves.

Ingredients | Easy Angel Painting

½ cup butter flavored shortening

1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

1 tablespoon milk

¼ cup brown sugar

¼ cup apricot preserves

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon salt

½ cup chopped pecans

1 cup confectioners' sugar

¼ cup apricot preserves

1 tablespoon butter flavored shortening

¼ cup flaked coconut (Optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or use parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup shortening, cream cheese and milk until well blended. Stir in the brown sugar and 1/4 cup of apricot preserves. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; stir into the batter. Mix in the pecans last. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet. Cookies should be about 2 inches apart.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

To make the frosting, combine the confectioners' sugar, remaining apricot preserves and 1 tablespoon shortening; mix well. Frost cooled cookies and sprinkle with coconut if desired.

Info | Easy Angel Painting

prep: 25 mins cook: 14 mins additional: 6 mins total: 45 mins Servings: 18 Yield: 1 -1/2 dozen

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