Linzer Tarts

Grandma's Recipe

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 30
• Yields: 30 sandwich cookies

Ingredients

• 3 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  cup butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2  eggs, well beaten
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 12  ounces  seedless raspberry preserves
• 1⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar, approximate

Directions

1. Cream butter, add sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
2. Add dry ingredients and blend thoroughly.
3. Chill for about 1/2 an hour.
4. Roll out dough between 1/8 and 1/4 inch on a lightly floured surface.
5. Cut half of the dough with flower cookie cutter, and the other half with the same cutter, but with centers removed.
6. Bake each batch 6-10 minutes at 400 degrees, or until just golden brown.
7. Spread preserves on whole cookies (bottoms), and top with cutouts.
8. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar until covered.