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Apricot Choc Chip Biscuits

Very yummy chocolate chip bikkies with the goodness and texture of dried apricots.

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Ingredients

* 125g (1 cup) plain flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 125g butter, softened
* 125g (1/2 cup) raw sugar
* 90g (1/2 cup) brown sugar
* 1 egg, lightly beaten
* 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 150g (1 cup) chocolate chips
* 125g (1 cup) chopped dried apricots

Preparation method

1. Preheat oven to 190 C. Grease a biscuit tray.
2. Mix the flour and baking soda in a bowl. In a separate bowl. Beat together the butter, raw sugar and brown sugar in a bowl until fluffy.
3. Beat in the egg, vanilla and salt. Stir the flour and baking soda into the butter mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips and apricots.
4. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the biscuit tray.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow biscuits to cool for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

I have one son who found these a bit too sweet, but the other 2 loved them. The second time I made them I used 20g less sugar, and might try reducing it further. I might also try using some wholemeal flour.