Magic Carpet Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon vanilla or 1 tablespoon almond flavoring
• 2 2/3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2-3/4 cup jam (or nutella) or 1/2-3/4 cup icing (or nutella)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f mix butter, sugar, egg and flavoring until creamy. measure flour by sifting. mix dry ingredients. blend into butter mixture.
• 2 divide dough in half, reserve for trim. roll remaining dough in 2 (12x6-inch) rectangles on a well-floured or cloth covered board. cut each rectangle lengthwise in 3 equal strips. with a spatula, carefully lift each strip to a parchment lined baking sheet, placing 1 inch apart.
• 3 spoon reserved dough into a cookie press. work in 2 teaspoons cream if it is too dry. using the smallest star design, press out long ropes on each side of strip, and also 1 down center, pressing down slightly to seal. if you do not have a cookie press, you can roll long, thin ropes instead. bake about 10 minutes, or until edges are delicately browned.
• 4 cool. fill in the rows of trim with jelly or icing. carefully cut 1-inch diagonal pieces with a sharp knife.