Jam Filled Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 3/4 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 2 cups finely crushed corn flakes
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/3 cup jam or 1/3 cup jelly, any flavour

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening and sugar together.
• 2 stir in the eggs and corn flakes.
• 3 sift together the flour and baking powder and stir into the wet mixture.
• 4 chill, covered, in the fridge for about 1 hour.
• 5 roll out dough on a lightly floured board, a small amount at a time.
• 6 cut with a round cookie cutter.
• 7 place on a greased cookie sheet.
• 8 spread centre of each with a small amount of jam.
• 9 cover with another round cookie which has the centre cut out.
• 10 bake in a preheated 325f oven for 7 1/2 to 10 minutes, or until done.
• 11 let cool on sheet 5 minutes, then remove to a rack to finish cooling.