Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp grated lemon rind, or 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 egg
  • 2 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract ( I use extra )
  • 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Lightly grease baking sheets or line with parchment.
  • In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, lemon rind or extract, vanilla and salt until very light.
  • Beat in egg.
  • Add flour, stirring until well blended.
  • Roll into 1 inch balls and arrange on cookie sheets at least 2 inches apart.
  • Use fingertip or thumb to put indentation into center of each.
  • Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
  • Let cookies cool about 5 minutes to firm up, then move to a rack.
  • When completely cool, fill indentation with jam, using 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon per cookie.
  • *This recipe makes about 5 dozen cookies.
  • **This recipe brought to you courtesy of King Arthur Flour.
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