Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter
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1 1/2 cups sugar, white
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2 large eggs
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3 ounces white chocolate, baker, melted
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2 3/4-3 cups flour
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2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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2 tablespoons orange juice
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1 teaspoon orange rind
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1 teaspoon almond extract
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3 ounces white chocolate, baker, chopped
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3/4 cup almonds, whole coarsley chopped, toasted
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3/4 cup dried apricot, coarsley chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat butter, sugar and eggs together in large bowl.
- Add in melted, cooled white chocolate.
- Add all remaining ingredients making sure to blend well.
- Dough will probably be sticky.
- Grease and flour 2 cookie sheets.
- Spoon half of the cookie dough evenly onto both cookie sheets and shape into a long wide log.
- Bake for 30 minutes then cool for 10 minutes.
- Cut into 3/4" wide slices.
- Return cookies back to sheet and cook another 20 minutes, making sure to turn cookies once during last baking.
- Cool and store in covered container.