Description
This 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
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup fruit preserves, any flavor
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- 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. 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.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on the bottom
- 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 36