Apricot Almond Cookies

My daughter Natalie and I were stocking up on baking needs for the Holiday Season and were discussing putting a new twist on old favorites. She suggested I make some cookies with dried apricots. So that I did...and added slivered almonds. This Sugar Cookie recipe even though with the ingredients sounds like they would be very sweet, but they are not.

If you like more of a almond taste use almond extract, I did both.