RASPBERRY FILLED COOKIES RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Combine butter, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add flour; beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour or until firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Make indentation in center of each cookie with thumb (edges may crack slightly). Fill each indentation with about 1/4 teaspoon jam.
• Bake 14-18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
• Combine all glaze ingredients in bowl with whisk until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

Steps:

• Pulse the almonds in a food processor until coarsely ground; set aside. In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, vegetable oil, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, egg and almond extract on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the flour, ground almonds, baking soda, salt and cream of tartar and mix well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight. Scoop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough and roll into smooth round balls. Place 2 inches apart on 2 ungreased baking sheets. Refrigerate 1 hour before baking. Preheat the oven to 350 ̊. Bake the cookies until just barely turning brown, 14 to 16 minutes. (Don’t overbake!) Remove from the oven, then gently press the back of a measuring spoon into the center of each cookie to make an indentation. Remove the cookies to a rack to cool completely. Dust the cookies with powdered sugar. Whisk the raspberry jam until smooth. Spoon about 3/4 teaspoon jam into the center of each cookie.