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Christmas Cookies Cinnamon Stars

Little Gem Cookies

Ingredients & Directions


3 c Unsifted flour
1 c Sugar
1/8 ts Salt
1 1/2 c Unsalted butter
2 Egg yolks
1 ts Vanilla extract
Raspberry preserves
Pecan halves

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine first 3 ingredients using a food processor. Cut in butter until the
mixture resembles coarse meal. In a small bowl, beat the yolks with the
vanilla extract and add to the flour mixture. Beat until completely
blended. Pinch off pieces of dough and roll into balls. Place on the lined
cookie sheet. Make indentation with thumb, fill the hole with preserves and
press on a pecan half. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.


Yields
1 servings