Ali's Jelly Cookies

Yields 3 dozen

ingredients

1 Cup Butter
1 1/2 Cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 1/2 Tsp Vanilla
3 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 Tsp Salt
3/4 Cup Smucker’s Preserves, Or Current Jelly/Any Flavor

directions

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Stir in flour and salt; mix well. Stir to make smooth dough. (If dough gets too hard to stir, mix with hands.) Refrigerate about two hours. Preheat oven to 375° F. Lightly grease baking sheets. On a lightly floured board, roll out half of the dough to a 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2 inch cookie cutter. Roll out remaining dough; cut with a 2-1/2 cutter with a hole in the middle. Place on baking sheets. Bake eight to 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool about 30 minutes. Spread jelly on plain cookie; place cookie with the hole on top. Sprinkle with confectionary sugar. Yields 3 Dozen

Source: Alison Magee