Shortbread cookies with dried apricots
Description
Homemade treats for tea. This recipe for apricot shortbread cookies is appealing in its simplicity. The cookies turn out delicious and crumbly. It's a type of dough that doesn't require much effort. Even someone who has never baked before can easily handle this recipe. You won't need to spend ages fussing over it, as you might with yeast dough. While the shortbread dough chills in the refrigerator, you can calmly attend to other tasks. When it's time to bake, the cookies will need just about 15 minutes in the oven. Now you know. Serve them cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Prepare the dried apricots. Wash them, dry with a paper towel, and cut into small pieces.
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Step 2
2. Rub part of the sugar with the butter. Add the remaining sugar, vanilla sugar, flour, and egg.
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Step 3
3. Add the chopped dried apricots to the resulting mixture and mix thoroughly.
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Step 4
4. Shape the dough into a block. Then wrap it in parchment paper. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
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Step 5
5. Take the rested dough and cut it into equal pieces.
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Step 6
6. Preheat the oven. Grease a baking sheet with sunflower oil and place the prepared cookies on it. Bake for 15 minutes at 200 degrees.