Sandwiched Sugar Cookies

  • Prep 1 hr 15 min
  • Total 3 hr 15 min
  • Ingredients 11
  • Servings 48

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 (3-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 cups all purpose or unbleached flour
  • 1 1/4 cups any flavor preserves
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Steps

  • 1
    In large bowl, combine sugar, butter, cream cheese, lemon peel, salt, almond extract, vanilla and egg yolk; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour; mix well. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 2 hours for easier handling.
  • 2
    Heat oven to 375°F. On lightly floured surface, roll out 1/3 of dough at a time to 1/8-inch thickness. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated). Cut with floured 2 1/2-inch fluted round cookie cutter. Place half of cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Cut 1-inch shapes from centers of remaining cookies. Place cookies and small cutouts 1 inch apart on separate ungreased cookie sheets.
  • 3
    Bake at 375°F. For small cookies, bake 6 minutes; for large cookies, bake 7 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets. Cool 5 minutes or until completely cooled.
  • 4
    Spread bottom of each whole cookie with about 1 teaspoon preserves. Sprinkle powdered sugar over cookies with cut-out centers. To make each sandwich cookie, place one powdered sugar cookie over preserves on whole cookie.

  • Sandwiched Sugar Cookies Since the smal cut-out centers take less time to bake than the cookies, arrange the centers together on one baking sheet and bake them separately from the cookies. The cut-out centers are not used for the sandwich cookies.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich Cookie p1us 1 Small Cookie
Calories
90
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
6%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
55mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
13g
4%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
8g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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