Cherry
Filled Cutout Recipe
Ingredients
:
1
cup butter, softened
1
cup sugar
1/2
cup packed brown sugar
2
large eggs, room temperature
1
teaspoon vanilla extract
4
cups all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon baking soda
1/2
teaspoon salt
1
cup cherry preserves
1/4
cup chopped slivered almonds
Cream
butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another
bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed
mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap and refrigerate 4
hours or until firm enough to roll.
Preheat
oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to
1/8-in. thickness. Using floured 2-3/4-in. and 3-in. cookie cutters, cut an
equal number of circles in each size. Using a floured 1-in. cookie cutter, cut
out centers from larger circles.
For
filling, mix preserves and almonds. Place solid circles 1-1/2 in. apart on
parchment-lined baking sheets. Spoon 2 teaspoons filling on center of each. Top
with cutout circles.
Bake
until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks
to cool.
Test
Kitchen tips :
Using
a smaller dough circle on the bottom helps the top dough self-seal over the
bottom.
If
you don’t have a 2-3/4-in. cookie cutter, cut all circles with a 3-in. cutter,
taking care to not spread the filling too close to the edge.