Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies...

This recipe is from a Land O'Lake butter box.

They are easy to make and make a great presentation.

Everyone will think you spent hours creating

these little works of art.

Dough:

2/3 cup sugar

1 cup butter, at room temperature

1/tsp almond extract

2 cups flour

1/2 cup raspberry jam (seedless is best)

Glaze:

1 cup powdered sugar

1 1/2 tsp almond extract

2 tsp water (or enough to make into a cream consistancy)

Combine sugar, butter and extract. Mix well. Add flour. Dough will be stiff and may need to be mixed by hand. Roll dough into walnut size balls and place on parchment lined baking sheet. Make a thumbprint in the middle of each ball and put about 1/4 tsp jam into each thumbprint. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes. Make glaze by simply stirring together all ingredients together. I put the glaze into a small ziplock baggie and cut off a tiny bit of the corner. Then drizzle the glaze over cooled cookies. Let cookies set out until glazed sets up.