1 c. sugar
1 c. butter, softened
2 eggs
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla

Beat eggs and sugar until fluffy. Add the salt and vanilla. Mix together flour, soda and baking powder in separate bowl and cut in butter as for a pie shell. Add to egg and sugar mixture. Mix well and refrigerate 2 hours or until it sets.

FILLING:

1 lb. dried apricots
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. orange juice
1/2 c. water
1 c. pecans, finely chopped

Cook apricots, sugar, orange juice and water until apricots are soft. Mash. Add pecans and cool.

Roll out the cookies. Cut half of the cookies with a 2 1/2 inch round cutter, the other half with a doughnut cutter. Put 1 teaspoon of filling on each solid round and cover with the one with the hole. Seal edges with a fork.

Bake in 350 degree oven 10 minutes or until light brown.