Yield: 4 Servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | Brown sugar |
| ½ cup | Butter or butter substitute |
| ¼ teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1 teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| \N \N | Flour |
| 1 \N | Egg, well beaten |
| ½ cup | Sour milk |
| 1 teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ⅓ teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| \N \N | Grape jelly |
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and flavoring. Beat thoroughly. Sift flour. Measure 1 cup and sift with baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Add alternately with milk to first mixture. Beat thoroughly. Add sufficient sifted flour to make a soft roll dough.
Chill. Turn onto lightly floured board. Roll in sheet ½ inch thick.
Cut with floured cutter. Spread half of the cookies with grape or other jelly. Make 3 small openings with a thimble in each of the remaining cookies. Fit over those spread with jelly. Place on slightly oiled baking sheet. Bake in hot oven (425 F) 10-12 minutes.
24 servings. The Household Searchlight