Apricot Pastry Cookies - all-purpose

Method

• Combine flour and salt; set aside.
• Cream butter or margarine and warm cheese.
• Stir in flour mixture by hand just until blended.
• Divide dough into fourths, wrap in plastic wrap and chill several hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400° and lightly grease baking sheets.
• Combine apricot preserves, coconut and walnuts; set aside.
• Working with one fourth of dough at a time, roll on floured pastry cloth or other floured surface into 8 x 10-inch rectangle.
• Cut rolled dough into 2-inch squares. Spread each square with 1 teaspoon apricot mixture leaving edges of dough uncovered.
• Moisten one corner of dough with water. Beginning at opposite corner roll toward moistened corner and press lightly to seal.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Sprinkle with confectioners sugar. Makes 80.