Angel Pillows

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 14 Minutes

Ready In: 14 Minutes

Servings: 18

These cookies were n the 1989 Crisco Christmas Cookie Collection. They make beautiful cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter flavored crisco

1 package cream cheese, softened (3 oz)

1 tablespoon milk

1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup apricot preserves

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans or flake coconut

frosting

1 cup confectioners sugar

1/4 cup apricot preserves

1 tablespoon butter flavored crisco

flake coconut for garnish

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees; grease baking sheet with butter flavored crisco; set aside.
2. Cream 1/2 cup crisco, cream cheese and milk in medium bowl at medium speed until well blended.
3. Beat in brown sugar.
4. Beat in 1/2 cup preserves.
5. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; mix into creamed mixture.
6. Stir in 1/2 cup nuts.
7. Drop 2 level measuring tablespoons of dough into a mound to form each cookie; place 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 14 minutes.
9. Cool on baking sheet one minute; remove to cooling rack.
10. Cool completely before frosting.
11. Frosting:
12. Combine confectioners sugar, 1/4 cup preserves and 1 tablespoon
13. crisco in small mixing bowl.
14. Beat with electric mixer until well blended.
15. Frost cooled cookies; Dont completely cover cookie.
16. Sprinkle a touch of coconut on top of frosting.

By RecipeOfHealth.com