Jam Filled Butter Cookies

I love making 1 dough and turning it into different cookies. I made a large batch of butter cookies and in the course of an afternoon ended up with 3 different sets of goodies. The best part of this is you play it off like you’ve been slaving away for days but in reality it was a few short hours. Let me know what you do with this recipe!

Recipe from allrecipes.com

Butter cookie #1

JAM FILLED BUTTER COOKIE

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
2 egg yolks
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup fruit preserves, any flavor

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and egg yolks. Mix in flour a little bit at a time until a soft dough forms. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. If dough is too soft, refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes. Place balls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Use your finger or an instrument of similar size to make a well in the center of each cookie. Fill the hole with 1/2 teaspoon of preserves.