Empire Cookies

Name: Empire Cookies
Yield: about 2 dozen
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup room temperature butter or margarine; 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 salt; 1/2 cup raspberry or apricot jam; 1 1/2 cups icing sugar, sifted; 1/4 tsp almod extract; 1 1/2-2 tsp hot water; Candied cherry pieces to decorate

kokomayla @cook_kokomayla

I have a love hate relationship with the cookie.. They're so good, but I find them very fiddly to make. As usual, thanks to hubby for photography❤️

kokomayla @cook_kokomayla

I have a love hate relationship with the cookie.. They're so good, but I find them very fiddly to make. As usual, thanks to hubby for photography❤️

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Ingredients

about 2 dozen

3/4 cuproom temperature butter or margarine
1 cupgranulated sugar
2eggs
1 tspvanilla
2 1/4 cupsall-purpose flour
1 1/2 tspbaking powder
1/4salt
filling and frosting
1/2 cupraspberry or apricot jam
1 1/2 cupsicing sugar, sifted
1/4 tspalmod extract
1 1/2-2 tsphot water
Candied cherry pieces to decorate

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 350 F
2

Cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl on medium speed of electric mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment, until smooth and creamy.
3

In a smaller bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Stir to combine these dry ingredients. Add to creamed mixture, beating on low speed until well blended. Chill the dough for about 1 hour for easier rolling.
4

Roll out dough, a portion at a time on a lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 2 inch rounds. Re-roll leftover pieces. Repeat process until you can't any more.
5

Place on ungreased baking sheet and bake at 350 F for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly browned around edges, cool completely.
6

FILLING AND FROSTING : Spread half of the cookies on the underside with jam. Top with remaining cookies.
7

Combine icing sugar, extract and enough hot water to make a thin icing. Frost the tops of the assembled cookies. Decorate with a small piece of cherry. Store in airtight containers.