AUSTRIAN PEACH COOKIE

Austrian Peach Cookie image

Cookie rounds hollowed out and filled with a delicious fruity filling and looks like a miniature peach.

Provided by Kim

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Austrian

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
¾ cup vegetable oil
½ cup milk
2 eggs
¾ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup apricot preserves
½ cup chopped almonds
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons instant tea powder
2 ½ tablespoons brandy
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ cup red decorator sugar
½ cup orange decorator sugar

Steps:

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, brandy and cinnamon. Mix to blend.
Fill cookies with crumb mixture. Press 2 cookies together to form peach.
Brush lightly with brandy 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 411.1 calories, Carbohydrate 61.9 g, Cholesterol 31.7 mg, Fat 15.7 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 5.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 63.4 mg, Sugar 23.3 g