juliana's surprise sandwich cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup roasted pecan bits
• 1 (18 ounce) package refrigerated dough
• 1 (11 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup apricot preserves

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• pulse pecans in a food processor until finely ground.
• place cookie dough a work surface and knead pecans into dough. roll dough back into a log, similar to the original shape. slice dough into 1/4-inch-thick slices and arrange on a baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven until cookies are golden around the edges, about 10 minutes. cool cookies on a wire rack.
• melt chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.
• spread apricot preserves on the top of half of the cooled cookies. place a second cookie over the apricot layer creating a sandwich. dip half of each sandwich cookie into the melted chocolate and place on a sheet of waxed paper to dry.