Heart-Shaped Raspberry Sugar Cookies
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Ingredients
  • ¾ cup shortening - part butter, softened (I used half of each.)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 & ½ cups all-purpose flour*
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Raspberry Jam with the seeds
  • *If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt.
Instructions
  1. Mix thoroughly shortening, sugar, eggs and flavoring.
  2. Blend in flour baking powder and salt.
  3. Cover; chill at least 1 hour. (I chill it 3 hours to overnight.)
  4. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  5. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough ⅛ inch thick.
  6. (I roll mine just slight of ¼ inch thick.)
  7. Cut into heart shapes.
  8. Cut a hole in the center of ½ of the hearts.
  9. Place the hole-less heart on an ungreased baking sheet.
  10. Top that cookie with the center cut hearts.
  11. Fill hole with raspberry jam - to slightly mounded.
  12. Bake 8 to 10 or more minutes - watch carefully.
  13. Baking time will vary due to oven and thickness of cookies.
  14. You may benefit from baking a practice cookie.
Recipe by Hopelessly Hopeful at http://www.hopelessly-hopeful.com/2021/02/01/heart-shaped-raspberry-sugar-cookies/