Recipe and source notes

Berry Shortbread Dreams

about 3½ dozen cookies Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp almond extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ – ½ cup seedless raspberry jam

Make it step by step

  1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
  2. Beat in extract; gradually add flour until dough forms ball.
  3. Cover and refrigerate 1 hr or until easy to handle.
  4. Roll dough into 1" balls.
  5. Place 1" apart on un-greased baking sheets.
  6. Using end of wooden spoon handle, make indentation in center.
  7. Fill with jam.
  8. Bake at 350°F for 14 – 18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
  9. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  10. Spoon additional jam into cookies if desired.
  11. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over cooled cookies.

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