Czechoslovakian cookies
24 Cookies
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Butter |
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 2 | Egg yolks | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Cardamom |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Allspice |
| 2 | cups | Flour |
| 1 | cup | Pecans, chopped |
| ½ | cup | Strawberry jam |
Directions
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