Ingredients:

•    10       oz           Dried apricots -- or peaches,
•                             -7 oz/cup
•    2/3      c            Hazelnuts -- or walnuts,
•                             -almonds, or pecans
•    2/3      c            Sugar, powdered
•     2        ts           Grated orange zest
•     2        tb           Orange juice -- or rum

•     3        oz           Bittersweet chocolate

Direction:

   Delicious, nutritious, and definitely quick and easy
   to make for gifts or include on party cookie plates.
   Takes 20 minutes to prepare for rolling.

   Toast nuts: Preheat oven to 350 F.  Spread nuts in
   shallow pan and bake 5-10 minutes.

   Pulse apricots and nuts in food processor just until
   finely chopped. Place mixture in bowl; stir in sugar,
   orange zest, and orange juice. Roll mixture into 1"
   balls and arrange close together in shallow pan.

   Melt chocolate in glass measuring cup in microwave on
   High for about 1 minute.  Drizzle chocolate over tops
   of candies; or spoon chocolate in plastic snadwich
   bag, cut tiny hole in one corner, and pipe chocolate
   over candies.

   Variation:  Instead of chocolate, roll candies in
   granulated sugar.

   Store in airtight container in refrigerator about 1
   week.