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These are pretty time-consuming, but well worth it. Austrian Peach Cookie (Kim) Cookie rounds hollowed out and filled with a delicious fruity filling and looks like a miniature peach. Makes 30 cookies 1 cup white sugar 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup milk 2 eggs 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup peach or apricot preserves 1/2 cup chopped almonds 3 ounces cream cheese (softened) 2 tablespoons instant tea powder 2 1/2 tablespoons peach, apricot or regular brandy 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon red and orange sugar 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C). 2 Combine sugar, oil, milk, eggs, baking powder and vanilla in large bowl. Blend in enough flour to form a soft dough. 3 Roll into walnut size balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets 4 Bake for 15-20 minutes. Cookies will be pale. Remove to rack to cool. 5 Hollow out cookie center. Reserve crumbs. Combine 2 cups crumbs, preserves, almonds, cream cheese, instant tea powder, brandy and cinnamon. Mix to blend. 6 Fill cookies with crumb mixture. Press 2 cookies together to form peach. 7 Brush lightly with brandy or water and dip one spot in the red sugar for blush and roll entire cookie in orange sugar. Top with a icing leaf or purchase the plastic peach leaves.
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