Title: Grandmother's Jelly Cookies
Categories: None
Yield: 36 Servings

1 c Butter or margarine,
-softened
1 1/2 c Sugar
1 Egg
1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
3 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Salt
3/4 c Red raspberry, strawberry or
-peach preserves

In the spirit of the season, Grandmother's Jelly Cookies guarantee that
Santa Claus will recruit you to pack his bag. Make extra and give them as a
gift to yourself.

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Stir to make a smooth dough. (If batter
gets too hard to handle, mix with hands).

Refrigerate about two hours.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease baking sheets. On a lightly
floured board, roll out half of the dough to about a 1/8 inch thickness.
Cut with a 2 1/2 inch cookie cutter. Roll out remaining dough; cut with a 2
1/2 inch cutter with a hole in the middle. Place on baking sheets. Bake 8 -
10 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Cool about 30 minutes.

To serve, spread preserves on plain cookie; top with a cookie with a hole.

Nutritional information per serving: 142 calories; 5g fat; 3g sat. fat;
20mg cholesterol; 114mg sodium; 1g protein; 22g carbohydrate.

Yield: Approximately 3 dozen cookies

Preparation time: 10 minutes (plus two hours refrigeration) Cooking time:
12 - 14 minutes Assembly time: 10 minutes

Posted to EAT-L Digest 06 Dec 96

From: Barbara Williams

Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 17:06:32 -0500