This jelly-filled cookie recipe has been in my mother's family for more years than I've been alive! It's my favorite cookie; my comfort food.
Ingredients
- 0.75 cups butter , softened
- 0.5 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs yolks
- 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cups fruit preserves , any flavor
Instructions
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1
Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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2
Beat butter, sugar, and egg yolks together in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; gradually mix in flour until a soft dough forms.
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3
Roll dough into 1-inch balls; place balls onto ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. 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.
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4
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on the bottom, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.
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