ITALIAN BAKERY BUTTER COOKIES

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I don't have exact prep times..it will also make (depending on size) about 50 cookies that are not sandwiched with the jelly, and about 25 if they are sandwich style. They are melt in your mouth either way! I've refrigerated the dough at least 15 min sometimes to use in a cookie gun to make shaped butter cookies as well. You can...

Provided by Ann Schurmann

Categories     Cookies

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 c butter
1 c white sugar
1 1/2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp almond extract
3 3/4 c flour
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
seedless strawberry or raspberry jam
1 c semi sweet chocolate morsels, melted
multi colored sprinkles (or jimmies)

Steps:

  • 1. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). 2. Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla .
  • 2. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Place dough in a pastry bag fitted with a number 4-S tip (the S means 'star'), and pipe out in 2 inch bars on greased baking pan. (Can also be piped into rosettes or other shapes)
  • 3. Bake for about 5 to 7 minutes, until very lightly browned on bottom! Put baked cookies together with jam, frosting or dip half cookie in melted chocolate and dip in sprinkles.

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