Skill required: Know your way around a kitchen.
Time to prepare: About 1 hour, plus overnight chilling
2 sticks unsalted butter
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 large eggs
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Dash of salt
3 cups apricot jam
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1. Cream butter, shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar in an electric mixer.
2. Add vanilla and 1 egg at a time, mixing into butter.
3. In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly add to other ingredients.
4. Cover in plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight.
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
6. Cover 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Divide dough into 4 oval balls, and roll each out very thin.
7. Spread each with about 3/8 cup jam.
8. Roll up into long jelly rolls and place on baking pans.
9. 3. Sprinkle rolls with cinnamon and remaining tablespoon of sugar and bake for 30 minutes.
10.Remove pans from oven and let cool a few minutes.
11.Using a sharp knife, cut into 1-inch slices. Return to oven and bake about 5 more minutes.
Yield: About 60 cookies.
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