Makes 4 dozen
Oven at 350ºF
30–45 minutes
cookie
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup butter, room temp
2/3 cups sugar
2 egg yolks, large
1 tbsp lemon zest
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
filling
1/2 cup raspberry jam
1 tbsp Chambord
1. Preheat oven to 350º.
2. Combine raspberry jam and Chambord in a small bowl. Set aside.
3. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a small to medium bowl.
4. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Add egg yolks, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla.
5. Add flour mixture in 2-3 additions and beat until clumps form.
6. Form one-inch balls with the dough (by hand or with small scooper). Place 1in apart on cookie sheet. Use index finger or 1/2 tsp spoon to create depressions in the middle of each dough ball.
7. Fill each depression with 1/2 or so of the raspberry jam and Chambord mixture.
8. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.