Linzer Tarts

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 12 ounces seedless raspberry preserves
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, approximate

Recipe

• 1 cream butter, add sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
• 2 add dry ingredients and blend thoroughly.
• 3 chill for about 1/2 an hour.
• 4 roll out dough between 1/8 and 1/4 inch on a lightly floured surface.
• 5 cut half of the dough with flower cookie cutter, and the other half with the same cutter, but with centers removed.
• 6 bake each batch 6-10 minutes at 400 degrees, or until just golden brown.
• 7 spread preserves on whole cookies (bottoms), and top with cutouts.
• 8 sprinkle with confectioner's sugar until covered.