26 cookies with almonds and jelly Recipes

butter , no substitutes, sugar, almond extract or 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, jam , for the centers

cut, sliced , chopped fresh fruit-strawberries, bananas, berries of all kinds, apples, melon, mango, kiwi, pineapple, etc., prepared vanilla pudding or 1 small box of pudding mix with 2 cups of milk, mixed well and chilled, heavy whipping cream whipped or 1 large container of cool whip, your favorite jam , jelly or fruit preseves, heated until warm, sliced almonds , chopped walnuts or pecans, sheet of frozen puffed pastry , frozen pie crust (or fresh pie crust), commerical cookie dough or homemade shortbread cookie dough (pillsbury sugar cookie dough or chocolate chip dough)

shortbread cookies (such as lorna doone), unsalted butter, melted, frozen unsweetened strawberries (about 2 3/4 cups), thawed , juices reserved, cream cheese, room temperature, sugar, all purpose flour, eggs, fresh lemon juice, vanilla extract, almond extract, strawberry or currant jelly, baskets fresh strawberries, hulled , halved lengthwise

sugar, sweet butter, room temp, egg yolks, egg whites, vanilla extract, almond extract, flour, chopped walnuts or 1 1/2 cups pecans, jam (apricot are best) or jelly (apricot are best), raspberries , are best