Yield: 24 Cookies
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
1 cup | Butter |
1 cup | Sugar |
2 \N | Egg yolks |
1 teaspoon | Vanilla |
⅛ teaspoon | Cardamom |
¼ teaspoon | Allspice |
2 cups | Flour |
1 cup | Pecans, chopped |
½ cup | Strawberry jam |
Cream butter until soft. Add sugar gradually, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks and vanilla; beat hard. Sift cardamom and allspice with flour; gradually add to butter mixture, mixing thoroughly. Stir in chopped nuts. Spoon half of the dough into a greased 8 inch square cake pan; spread evenly. Top with strawberry jam. Cover with remaining dough.
Bake in 325 degree oven 1 hour or until lightly browned. Cool. Cut into about 1½ inch squares. from Spices of the World Cookbook by McCormick