Maids Of Honor

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons cream sherry or 2 tablespoons brandy
• 3/4 cup ground almonds
• 2 tablespoons seedless raspberry preserves

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375°f.
• 2 you will need ungreased mini-muffin tins to make 24 cookies.
• 3 combine 1 cup flour and 1 tablespoon sugar; cut in the 1/4 cup butter until the texture of small crumbs.
• 4 sprinkle the milk, one tablespoon at a time, over the dough until it is moistened and can be formed into a ball.
• 5 on a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness.
• 6 and cut into 2" to 3" circles using a cookie cutter.
• 7 press the circles into the bottom and up the sides of ungreased mini muffin cups and set aside.
• 8 in a medium bowl, cream together the 2 tablespoons butter, 3/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon flour.
• 9 beat in the eggs and sherry, then stir in the ground almonds.
• 10 place 1/4 teaspoon of jam into the bottom of each of the lined cups, and cover each with 1 tablespoon of the almond mixture.
• 11 bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the tops are lightly browned.
• 12 allow to cool slightly before removing from muffin tins to cool on wire racks.