Name: Empire Cookies
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Butter - ½ cup; White sugar - ½ cup; Egg - 1; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Raspberry jam - ½ cup; Confectioners' sugar - 1 cup; Almond extract - ¼ teaspoon; Hot water - 1 tablespoon; Candied cherries, chopped - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Empire Cookies

1. Butter ½ cup

2. White sugar ½ cup

3. Egg 1

4. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

5. All-purpose flour 2 cups

6. Baking powder 1 teaspoon

7. Raspberry jam ½ cup

8. Confectioners' sugar 1 cup

9. Almond extract ¼ teaspoon

10. Hot water 1 tablespoon

11. Candied cherries, chopped ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Empire Cookies

1 . Stage

Cream butter. Add sugar, creaming well. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture.

2 . Stage

On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 2 inch rounds, and place on ungreased baking sheets.

3 . Stage

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes, or until very lightly browned at edges. Cool thoroughly.

4 . Stage

Spread half of the cookies with jam, and top with remaining cookies.

5 . Stage

Combine confectioners' sugar, almond extract, and enough hot water to make a thin icing. Frost tops of cookies. Top each with a small piece of candied cherry.