Awesome Apricot Filled Danish

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danishIngredients:

2 C of baking mix
1/4 C of butter, softened
2 T sugar
2/3 C of milk
1/4 C apricot preserves
3/4 C of powdered sugar
1 T of warm water
1/4 t of vanilla extract

How to Cook It:

Allow the oven to heat to 450 degrees F.
Lightly spray a cookie sheet with a non stick cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl put the baking mix, margarine and sugar.
Cut the ingredients together with a pastry blender or 2 forks until it becomes crumbly.
Slowly add the milk to the mix until a soft dough forms and then stir 15 times.
Drop the dough by a tablespoon onto the prepared cookie sheet leaving 2 inches between the Danish.
Make a well in the middle of each of the Danish with the back of a spoon.
The well is filled with the apricot preserves.
Put in the oven and bake 12 minutes or until a golden brown.
Take from oven and allow the Danish to stand on the cookie sheet until cooled.
In a mixing bowl put the powdered sugar.
Stir in the vanilla and warm water and stir until the mixture is smooth and thin enough to drizzle over the Danish.

Makes 12 Danishes

Preparation Time: approximately 10 minutes
Baking Time: approximately 12 minutes
Total Time: approximately 22 minutes