Jelly-centered Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, well-beaten
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup jelly (amount is approximate) or 1/2 cup jam (amount is approximate)
• granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 sift first three ingredients together.
• 2 cream butter and sugar together until fluffy' add eggs, milk and lemon juice.
• 3 blend well and add flour mixture; mix until fully incorporated.
• 4 chill.
• 5 preheat oven to 350f and lightly grease cookie sheets.
• 6 place half the dough on a well-floured board and roll to 1/8" thickness.
• 7 cut with a 2" round cookie cutter and place on prepared cookie sheet.
• 8 place a teaspoonful of jelly or jam in the center of each cookie.
• 9 roll remaining dough to the same thickness and cut with the same cookie cutter.
• 10 place a layer of dough over each jelly filled cookie and press the edges of the cookie with a fork to seal in the jelly.
• 11 sprinkle lightly with sugar and bake for about 15 minutes or until golden.