Mrs Fields Apricot Nectar Cookies

 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 36 servings
 
  2 3/4 c  All-purpose flour
      1 ts Baking soda
    3/4 c  White sugar
    1/4 c  Dark brown sugar; packed
      1 c  Salted butter; softened
      1 lg Egg
    1/4 c  Apricot nectar
    1/2 c  Apricot preserves
    1/4 c  Dried apricots; chopped
 
     Preheat oven to 300-degrees.  In a medium bo wl combine flour and baking
  soda.  Mix well with a wire wish and set aside.
     In a large bowl blend sugars with an electric mixer at medium speed. Add
  butter and mix to form a grainy paste. Scrape down sides of bowl. Then add
  egg, apricot nectar and apricot preserves; beat at medium speed until
  smooth. Add the flour mixture and apricots, and blend on low just until
  combined. Do not overmix.
      Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets 1-1/2
  inches apart.  Bake 22-24 minutes or until cookies just begin to brown at
  bottom edges. Remove from oven and let cookies cool on baking sheet 5
  minutes before transferring to a cool flat surface with spatula.