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Traditional Scottish and English jam-filled shortbread cookies, now enjoyed in Canada, perfect for tea time, and store in a tin.
Ingredients:
2cups all-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking powder
0.5 cupraspberry jam
1cupconfectioners' sugar
0.25 teaspoonalmond extract
1tablespoonhot water
0.25 cupcandied cherries, chopped
Instructions:
Cream the butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar, continuing to cream until well combined. Beat in the egg and vanilla until incorporated. Gradually add the flour and baking powder mixture to the creamed mixture until fully combined.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface until it's 1/8 inch thick. Use a 2-inch round cutter to cut out the rounds, then place them on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 10 minutes until lightly golden at the edges. Allow to cool completely.
Spread a luscious layer of jam on half of the cookies, then sandwich them together with the remaining cookies for a delightful treat.
Make a smooth icing by mixing confectioners' sugar and almond extract with hot water. Frost the cookies and garnish each with a small piece of candied cherry.