Thursday, 4 September 2008

Strawberry Spice Cookies

Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour,plus more for rolling
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp groud nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 stick 8 tbs margarine at room tempreture
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp pure vinalla extract
Filling:
1 cup strawberry jam

Method:
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and spices. set aside. In another bowl using an electric mixer, beat margarine and sugar until lightlgly fluffy. beat in egg and vanilla.
with a mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixter and beat until combine. divide the dough in half and form into two 3/4 thick disks. wrap each in plastic;refrigerate until firm at least one hour. place one chilled disk between to parchment paper and roll out toi 1/8 thickness lightly dusting dough with flour as needed. cut out shapes with cookie cutters, making sure that you have an even number without. place cookies on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.If dough gets soft chill for 10 min.re roll scraps and cut more shapes.repate the remaing disk.preheat oven 325 degree fahernheit.bake cookies until edges are golden, approxmately 10 min.rotating sheets half way through.cool cookies 1 min on sheet transfer to wire racks to cool completely.store in air tight container at room tempreatre upto a week. to assemble cookies place the,cookies with wholes onto peices of parchment paper and sprinkel with confectioners sugar. place approxmately half a teaspoon of strawberry jam onto each cookie without holes and spread gently place sugar cookies on top and serve.

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