Time
40 min
Serving
18 persons
Calories
322
These are a traditional Scottish cookie-very spicy and not too sweet. They are a treat for the grown-ups, too. Wonderful with a nice mug of tea. Yum!
Ingredients
- butter: 0.5 cup (softened)
- white sugar: 0.5 cup
- eggs: 2 piece
- all-purpose flour: 2 cups
- baking powder: 1 Tbsp
- allspice: 1 Tbsp
- ground cinnamon: 1 Tbsp
- butter: 0.5 cup (softened)
- salt: 0.125 tsp
- sifted confectioners' sugar: 3 cups
- milk: 0.25 cup (or as needed)
- ½ teaspoons vanilla extract: 1 piece
- strawberry jam: 1 cup
- maraschino cherries: 1 jar (10 ounce jar, drained)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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In a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, cream together 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one a time, mixing well after each one. Combine the flour, baking powder, allspice and cinnamon; stir into the batter until blended. The dough will be very stiff.
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Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to 1/8 to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into circles using a juice glass or cookie cutter. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
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Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges start to brown lightly. Cool cookies on wire racks for at least 15 minutes.
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While cookies cool, make the frosting. Beat the butter and salt together until soft, then gradually mix in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth and light.
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Spread strawberry jam onto one side of a cookie, then top with another cookie to make a jam sandwich. Spread frosting on top, and place a maraschino cherry half in the center before the frosting sets. Repeat with the remaining cookies.
