Giant Sugar Plum Cookies

A lovely filled cookie from an old newspaper clipping. Roll some out for your family gatherings or for story time with a glass of icy cold milk. Chilling time not included in preparation time.

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda

• Plum Filling

• 1  lb  fresh plum, thinly sliced
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 2  tablespoons cornstarch, mixed with
• 2  tablespoons water
• 2  teaspoons lemon juice (fresh is best)

• Glaze

•  egg, lightly beaten
•  sugar

Directions

1. To make the filling: Place plums, sugar and butter in saucepan; cook over low heat until juices flow.
2. Heat to boil; simmer 3 minutes or until plums are tender when pierced.
3. Add cornstarch/water mixture and cook until mixture is clear and thickened; stir in lemon juice and set aside to cool.
4. Sift dry ingredients together.
5. Cream butter and sugars.
6. Beat in eggs and vanilla; stir in sifted dry ingredients.
7. Chill dough one hour.
8. Preheat oven to 400F and spray baking sheet with cooking spray.
9. Roll dough on floured board to 1/8" thickness; cut into 3 1/2" circles.
10. Work with only a portion of dough at a time for ease of handling.
11. Cut a 1" hole in middle of half of the circles.
12. Put 2 tablespoons plum filling on center of the other half of the circles.
13. Top with holed circle and crimp edges decoratively with a fork.
14. Arrange on a cookie sheet.
15. Brush with egg and sprinkle with sugar.
16. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden; cool on rack.