1989 Honorable Mention: Jelly Christmas Eyes Recipe
Source: cookeatshare.com/recipes/1989-honorable-mention-jelly-christmas-eyes-61407
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. Margarine
- 1/3 c. Sugar
- 1 x Egg
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 tsp Grated lemon rind
- 11/3 c. All-purpose flour
- 1/2 c. Grnd almonds or possibly walnuts
- Raspberry or possibly strawbery jelly
- Sugar
Directions
- Preparation Time: 20 min
- Chilling Time: 30 min
- Baking Time:10 to 12 min per batch
- 1.
- Cream margarine and sugar in mixing bowl.
- Add in egg, lemon juice and lemon rind.
- Mix till smooth.
- Add in flour and nuts.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and flatten.
- Chill dough 30 min.
- 2.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness.
- Use a round 2-inch cookie cutter to cut out circles from dough.
- Cut out an inner circle with a smaller round cookie cutter from half of the circles to make a "cookie ring."
- 3.
- Bake circles and rings till light golden brown, 10 to 12 min.
- Transfer to wire rack to cold.
- Spread a small amount of jelly on each whole circle.
- Press a cookie ring on top of it.
- Shake the cookies one at a time in a bowl of sugar to coat well.
- Store in a covered dish.
- Note: Confectioners' sugar can be used to coat the cookies in place of granulated.
- Honorable mention went to Mary Vodisek of Chicago for this recipe featuring two sugar cookies sandwiched together with jelly.