Austrian Jam Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups butter
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg yolk
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.67 cups chopped almonds
• 1 cup raspberry jam

Instructions

1. 1

   In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the vanilla and egg yolk; mix until fluffy. Stir in the flour, and refrigerate dough for 2 hours.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 300 degrees F ( 150 degrees C ). Grease cookie sheets.

3. 3

   Measure out the dough by teaspoonfuls, and roll into balls. Dip the balls into chopped almonds and set on the prepared cookie sheet 1 inch apart. With a finger, make an indention in each cookie, fill the indention up with jam using a teaspoon or a pastry bag. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, cookies should be golden brown. Remove from pan after baking to cool on a wire rack.