1 1/4 c. white flour
1 1/2 tbsp. sugar
1 cube butter
1 egg yolk
8 oz. can almond paste
3/4 c. powdered sugar
2 egg whites
1 c. apricot jam

Mix flour, sugar, butter, and egg yolk into a smooth dough. Set aside in a cold place for 1/4 hour. Roll out approximately 1/4 inch thick. Cut out small round cookies and place on greased baking sheet. Mix almond paste, powdered sugar, and egg whites with an electric mixer until smooth. Put in pastry tube with star tip and put ruffling around edges of cookies. Fill center of cookies with 1 teaspoon apricot jam.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes.