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Ingredients
| unsalted butter: 1 1/2 cups |
| cream cheese: 8 oz |
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted): 1/4 cup |
| espresso: 4 tsp |
| baking powder: 1/4 tsp (& salt) |
| eggs: 1 |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 3 1/2 cups |
| apricot jam: 1/2 cup |
Mocha and Apricot Jam Bites
Credit: www.bhg.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
30 min -
Cook Time
0 min -
Servings
84 serving(s)
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1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine butter and cream cheese; beat with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour.
2. Pack unchilled dough into a cookie press fitted with a star or flower plate. Force dough through press 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are firm. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool.
4. Just before serving, spoon about 1/4 teaspoon of the apricot jam into the center of each cookie. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Males about 84.
*Test Kitchen Tip: Use kitchen scissors to cut up any large pieces of fruit in the jam or preserves.
TO STORE: Layer unfilled cookies between pieces of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw cookies, if frozen. Fill as directed in Step 4.