Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup room temperature butter (- 2 sticks)
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 cups flour - sifted
  • strawberry preserves - you can use apricot or fig as well
  • 2 cups confectioners sugar
  • 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice ***milk or water can be substituted***

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment and set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugar together with a hand or stand mixer until fluffy. Add egg yolk and mix well.
  • Slowly add flour, 1/2 cup at a time, and continue to mix - the dough will be thick and dense.
  • Using a spoon or a #40 scoop, form cookie dough into small balls. Place on prepared cookie sheets.
  • Using your thumb, or the bottom of a wooden spoon make an indention in the center of the cookie and fill it with preserves.
  • Bake for 18 minutes. Remove from oven and let cookies rest on the pan for 1 minute.
  • Remove from baking sheet and let cool on a wire rack.
  • Mix together confectioners sugar and lemon juice (milk or water.) Stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.
  • Enjoy!