Jelly Butterballs

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb butter (softened)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour (minus 1 tbl if you are not down south)
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• jelly or preserves or peanut butter

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar well.
• 2 beat in egg yolks one at a time.
• 3 add flour and salt, beat well.
• 4 add vanilla beat again.
• 5 dough will be stiff.
• 6 using a teaspoon, spoon dough about a heaping teaspoon full at a time, form into balls.
• 7 place on a greased and lightly floured cookie sheet.
• 8 using a finger make a small well in the top of each round ball.
• 9 using a spoon, (i personally like to use a baby spoon, perfect size) top with a little jelly, preserves or my favorite, peanut butter.
• 10 i do some of every kind on hand, for variety.
• 11 bake 350 degrees in preheated oven for 12-13 minutes.
• 12 cool and eat.