empire biscuits
Ingredients:
- 2 cups butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 cup raspberry preserves
- 24 maraschino cherries
- 8 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.
- Gradually stir in the flour until well blended.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut into rounds using a cookie cutter.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Sandwich one teaspoon of jam between two cookies.
- Repeat with remaining cookies.
- In a medium bowl, gradually stir the milk into the confectioners' sugar until the icing is of a spreadable consistency.
- Spread on top of the sandwiched cookies.
- Top each cookie with half of a cherry while the icing is still wet.
Country:
scotland
Prepared: 2008-12-17
Categories: Cookies
international
Makes: x servings
Calories: y per serving