A pastry-like filled cookie.
1 cup butter
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. brandy flavouring
1 cup ground almonds
1 jar (8-oz.) apricot jam
1 tsp. granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. brandy flavouring
1/3 cup confectioner sugar
Cream butter and cream cheese. Sift flour and baking powder together and add to creamed mixture. Chill 2 to 3 hours. Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix nuts, jam and granulated sugar. Divide dough into 4 equal parts. Work with one quarter of the dough at a time; keep remaining dough refrigerated. Roll dough very thin (about 1/16 inch) on lightly floured cloth-covered board. Cut 2-inch squares and place on square on greased cookie sheet. Place 1 tsp. nut mixture in centre of each square and top with remaining squares of dough. Press edges together with floured fork tines. Bake in a 350 F oven 15-20 minutes until slightly brown. Cool and sprinkle tops with confectioner sugar.
Makes approximately 5 dozen cookies.
Submitted by Rita Murray, Charlottetown.