Aunt Dot's Shortbread Cookies

This is my Aunt Dorothy's recipe. She would always serve these melt-in-your-mouth,unbelieveable tasting cookies. Aunt Dot, also my Godmother, always made hers with peach preserves, as do I. They are easy to do and prep time includes chilling. My original copy is in pretty bad shape, so I wanted to post here for safe keeping, and even though she is gone now, I know she would be thrilled I posted her recipe for all to enjoy.

• Ready In: 12 hrs 10 mins
• Yields: 5 dozen cookies

Ingredients

• 3 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 1  lb butter
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 18  ounces  peach preserves

Directions

1. Mix together, and chill several hours, or overnight.
2. Roll into balls, and place on cookie sheet.
3. Press thumb in center of each cookie and,.
4. Fill with peach preserves.
5. Bake 350 degrees.
6. For 10 to 12 minutes.
7. When cool can sprinkle powered sugar over tops if you like.