CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPES

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Makes about 54

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1-3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
red jam (cherry or another flavor)
confectioners' sugar

Method

Preheat oven to 325 F.
Cream butter and granulated sugar; add yolks and beat until light. Add extract.
Sift flour and salt and add to creamed mixture.
Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets about 2" apart. Press finger or thumb into center of each cookie to make a shallow well.
Bake about 25 minutes.
Press again in centers after baking. Cool on a rack.
When cool, fill centers with jam and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. If using cherry jam, try to have a cherry in each cookie.

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