Sugar Cookie Tartlets

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

40 minutes

Yield: about 31/2 dozen cookies

Soft sugar cookies sandwiched with tart strawberry jam and dusted with powdered sugar.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 + 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• about 3/4 cup strawberry or seedless raspberry jam
• confectioners' sugar for sprinkling over top

Instructions

1. In a large bowl beat the shortening, butter, sour cream, sugars, salt, baking powder and vanilla together on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Add the egg and beat until fluffy.
2. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour and cornstarch then stir into the wet mixture.
3. Divide the dough in half and form into 2 disks. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface roll the dough 1/8" thick. Cut the dough into shapes with a round cookie cutter and then cut the middle out of half of them with a small heart or round cookie cutter.
5. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheets 8 - 10 minutes until light brown around the edges. Cool on wire racks.
6. To assemble spoon about a half teaspoon jam into the center of the round cookies and place a center-cut cookie on top. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

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