Jam Jam Cookies 1981

Submitted by andypandy

"got this from a co-worker in 1981, just a plain yummy cookie.."

 

• Ready In: 27mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 36 cookies

ingredients

• 1 cup Crisco shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup sour milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda, dissolved in the milk
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 cups all-purpose flour

directions

1. Combine shortening, sugars,vanilla, and beat well.
2. add eggs and salt.
3. add milk with the 1/2 tsp soda dissolved in it.
4. add flour and baking powder.
5. Make a soft dough.
6. Roll on a floured board and cut with a glass in rounds Bake 375 degrees for 11 minutes.
7. Until nicely browned.
8. Cool on a rack.
9. Smear jam onto the underside of a cookie and place another cookie over to make a sandwich cookie or add some marshmallow fluff on one side and jam on the other and sandwich together also.
10. Sometimes we ice with a butter icing one cookie, jam on the other then place them back to back.

Reviews

[JackieOhNo!]

This was a good, old-fashioned cookie that was easy to make. I used buttermilk in place of the sour milk, but followed the recipe exactly as posted otherwise. I used apricot and raspberry jams. I will be making these again. Thanks for posting. Made for My Three Chefs Tag Game.