Directions:
- Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt and mix to form cookie dough. If desired , chill dough for 1 hour for easier handling.
- Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 1/8 thickness.
- Cut into 2 rounds and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350F for 8 - 10 minutes, until lightly browned around edges. Cool completely.
- Spread half of the cookies on the underside with jam, and top with the remaining cookies.
- Combine icing sugar, almond extract, and enough hot, NOT boiling water to make a thin icing.
- Frost top of cookies and decorate with a small piece of cherry.
- When fresh the cookies are too hard to eat easily, but after sitting overnight they soften and the flavors meld perfectly.
- Free Press Taste Tester notes:
- These pretty cookies are excellent. Did increase the extract to 1/2 tsp and if you like a bit more jam, you can put approx. 1/2 tbsp on each for a total of about 1 cup of jam for all ( However if you overfill them, the jam will seep out). The almond and raspberry flavors pair together beautifully. Keep cookies in a covered container overnight to soften them. This recipe made 30 filled cookies.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 195.96 Kcal (820 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 73.79 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 8.2g | 13% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 10.91mg | 4% | |
| Sodium | 309.53mg | 13% | |
| Potassium | 68.75mg | 1% | |
| Total Carbs | 28.12g | 9% | |
| Sugars | 8.24g | 33% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.56g | 6% | |
| Protein | 2.75g | 5% | |
| Iron | 1.3mg | 7% | |
| Calcium | 51mg | 5% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 417.12 Kcal (1746 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 157.06 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 17.45g | 13% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 23.23mg | 4% | |
| Sodium | 658.86mg | 13% | |
| Potassium | 146.33mg | 1% | |
| Total Carbs | 59.86g | 9% | |
| Sugars | 17.53g | 33% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.33g | 6% | |
| Protein | 5.85g | 5% | |
| Iron | 2.7mg | 7% | |
| Calcium | 108.6mg | 5% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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