Very tasty treats. Wonderful mix of flavors with shortbread and rasberry. The glaze adds just a little extra sweetness.
Beat sugar, butter and almond extract until creamy. Add flour and beat until well mixed. Dough should hold together so it can be rolled into balls without being too sticky. If dough is crumbly, add soften butter 1-2 tablespoons at time.
Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
Use medium small scoop, then roll dough into balls. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Make indentation in center of each cookie (edges may crack slightly) and fill with 1/2 teaspoon jam.
Bake at 350 F (convection oven 325 F) for 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. If baking 2 trays in the oven at one time, baking time will be 15-18 minutes.
Yield about 6 dozen.
Glaze:
Stir together confectioners sugar and meringue powder. The meringue powder helps harden the glaze, but is an optional ingredient.
Stir liquids together: almond extract, milk & corn syrup.
Gradually stir liquid mixture into sugar. Use a whip style beater if one is available, whip until it's white and fairly stiff (will take several minutes).
Pour a small amount of glaze over cooled cookies; consistency of the glaze should be to slowly run off a spoon.
If piping glaze over cookies using a pastry bag, consistency of the glaze should be fairly thick. It should fall off the spoon in clumps.
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (39g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 72 Servings | ||
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Calories: 154 | ||
Calories from Fat: 47 (31%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 5.2g | 7 % | |
Saturated Fat 3.3g | 16 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 1.3g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 0.2g | ||
Cholesterol 13.6mg | 4 % | |
Sodium 39.2mg | 1 % | |
Potassium 17.7mg | 0 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 25.8g | 8 % | |
Dietary Fiber 0.3g | 1 % | |
Sugars, other 25.5g | ||
Protein 1g | 1 % | |
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Calories per serving: 154
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