Jam Filled Spice Cookie

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Title: Jam Filled Spice Cookie
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 servings

1 c Butter or margarine
1/2 c Sugar
3 c Flour
1/2 c Dark karo
1 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Ginger
1/2 ts Ground cloves
1 Egg
Apricot and
/or raspberry preserves

About 2 1/2 hours before serving or up to 1 week ahead: 1. In a large
bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and sugar until light and
fluffy. At low speed, beat in flour and remaining ingredients except
preserves; beat until well mixed, constantly scraping bow with rubber
spatula. With hands, shape dough into a ball; wrap with plastic wrap.
Refrigerate until easy to handle, about 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 350. On lightly floured surface with floured rolling
pin, roll half of dough 1/4 inch thick, keeping remaining dough
refrigerated. With floured 2 1/2 inch round cookie cutter, cut dough into
rounds. With floured 3/4 inch round cookie cutter, cut out centers from
half of rounds.
3. With pancake turner, place round 1/2 inch apart on ungreased cookie
sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until; lightly browned. With pancake turner,
remove cookies to wire racks to cool. Repeat with remaining dough and
trimmings.
4. To assemble cookies, spoon about 3/4 teaspoon preserves in center of
each cookie without cut-out center; top each with a cookie WITH cut-out
center, gently pressing cookies together. Store in tightly covered
container to use up within 1 week.

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