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Austrian Jam Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Carol PHOTO BY: kuratenko

"This recipe belonged to my mother. It is one the many cookies from her Christmas cookie collection."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 44 stars. This recipe average a 3.8 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 3 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup chopped almonds
  • 1 cup raspberry jam

DIRECTIONS

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

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2003 by RREASONS
One batch of these cookies and my husband was hovering in the kitchen eating them before I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2004 by MESSY COOK
My grandmother made a cookie just like this when I was a child only she rolled them in chopped... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2003 by TRA220
I was so excited to find this recipe. I lost my family's original recipe when we were moving.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2002 by VENUSPCT
Loved these, made them for christmas last year and will do so again this year. I'm a sucker... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2002 by Udo
I found the dough to be very hard but that was excellent for rolling into the chopped almonds... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2007 by LINDA MCLEAN
One of my favorite cookie recipes. I didn't have any trouble with the dough, but like another... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 13, 2006 by kuratenko
Good cookies and look very pretty. I suggest you read reviewers' comments in the past... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2003 by KIDS2CUTE
This is a wonderful recipe! These make cookies that are both very pretty and very tasty. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2003 by JLYNNPARKER
The dough is crumbly to work with, but once it warms up in your hands it is fine. I am also... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2002 by RACHEL V.
These cookies are yummy. I didn't find the dough that hard to work with, just a little... MORE

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