Jelly Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons water
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup apricot preserves

Recipe

• 1 combine butter and powdered sugar in a large bowl. beat at medium speed until creamy.
• 2 stir in vanilla.
• 3 reduce speed to low; add flour and salt.
• 4 beat until well mixed.
• 5 divide the dough in half and flatten each half into a disk shape.
• 6 wrap the dough in plastic wrap.
• 7 refrigerate until firm (1 hour).
• 8 heat oven to 300°f.
• 9 roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness.
• 10 cut dough with 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter.
• 11 place them 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 12 whisk the egg with water in small bowl and brush over surface of cookies. sprinkle with sugar.
• 13 bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until set; cool completely.
• 14 meanwhile, heat apricot preserves in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until mixture just begins to bubble (1 to 2 minutes).
• 15 continue cooking 1 minute.
• 16 strain to remove large pieces, if necessary.
• 17 cool completely.
• 18 spread a thin layer of preserves onto unsugared-side of cookie; top with second cookie, sugared-side down.
• 19 repeat with remaining cookies.