Austrian Peach Cookie recipe

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine sugar, oil, milk, eggs, baking powder and vanilla in large bowl. Blend in enough flour to form a soft dough.

Step 3

Roll into walnut size balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets

Step 4

Bake for 15-20 minutes. Cookies will be pale. Remove to rack to cool.

Step 5

Hollow out cookie center. Reserve crumbs. Combine 2 cups crumbs, preserves, almonds, cream cheese, instant tea powder, brandy and cinnamon. Mix to blend.

Step 6

Fill cookies with crumb mixture. Press 2 cookies together to form peach.

Step 7

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.