Jam Sandwich Sugar Cookies
A fancy party cookie using a spin on a traditional sugar cookie recipe.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- dash of salt
- raspberry jam
- powdered sugar
Instructions
- Mix well butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
- Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
- Chill dough at least one hour.
- Roll out dough on floured surface and cut out with cookie cutters.
- Cut out an equal number of bottoms and tops with a heart or other shape cut out.
- Bake on greased cookie sheet at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges just begin to brown.
- Sprinkle powdered sugar on the top cookies with the cutout shape.
- Frost the bottom cookie with jam and top with a cutout top cookie.
- Allow to set up for a few minutes before serving.