Almond and Apricot Cookies

Ingredients

• 1.7 cups Flour
• 0.5 tsp Baking Soda
• 0.3 tsp Salt
• 0.8 cups Butter, soft
• 1 cup Brown Sugar, firmly packed
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 0.8 cups Almonds, chopped
• 0.8 cups Apricot, chopped, dried

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar.
2. Beat in egg and vanilla essence.
3. In a separate bowl stir in the sifted flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt.
4. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and then add almonds and apricots.
5. Drop rounded teaspoons of mixture onto a baking tray lined with baking paper.
6. Bake in a a pre-heated 175C oven for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown.
7. Cool on wire racks.