Tropical Breeze Cookies

Total Time: 6 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 6 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 1/2 cup chopped roasted salted cashews
• 3/4 cup sweetened coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped apricot
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/2 cup raisins
• wax paper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in an electric mixer, or by hand, cream together softened butter, and sugars until smooth.
• 2 add egg, vanilla, orange extract, mixing well.
• 3 chop apricots into raisin sized pieces or smaller, and dredge in flour in a small bowl (to prevent sticking together).
• 4 add flour, lemon zest, cashews, coconut , apricots (dredged in flour) and raisins.
• 5 mix together until a nice dough forms, but do not overmix.
• 6 divide dough into 2 parts, and place each part onto waxed paper.
• 7 using your hands, form each into a long log about 2-inches in diameter.
• 8 roll waxed paper up around dough, crimp ends and refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.
• 9 the next day, preheat oven to 350°f.
• 10 slice chilled dough into 1/4 inch thick rounds and either place on parchment on a cookie sheet or on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 11 bake for 13-15 minutes or until firm and golden around edges (time may vary with how thick or cold they are).
• 12 allow cookies to cook on sheet for 1-2 minutes before finishing cooling on a wire rack.
• 13 store cookies in an airtight container.