Jelly Christmas Eyes

== Description ==
* Preparation time: 20 minutes 
* Chilling time: 30 minutes 
* Baking time: 10 to 12 minutes per batch.
==Ingredients==
* ½ cup margarine
* ⅓ cup sugar
* 1 egg
* juice of 1 lemon
* ¼ tsp grated lemon rind
* 1⅓ cup all-purpose flour
* ½ cup ground almonds or walnuts
* raspberry or strawberry jelly
* sugar
==Directions==
# Cream margarine and sugar in mixing bowl.
# Add egg, lemon juice and lemon rind.
# Mix until smooth.
# Add flour and nuts.
# Wrap in plastic wrap and flatten.
# Refrigerate dough 30 minutes.
# Heat oven to 350°F.
# Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to ⅛-inch thickness.
# Use a round 2-inch cookie cutter to cut out circles from dough.
# Cut out an inner circle with a smaller round cookie cutter from half of the circles to make a "cookie ring".
# Bake circles and rings until light golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
# Transfer to wire rack to cool.
# Spread a small amount of jelly on each whole circle.
# Press a cookie ring on top of it.
# Shake the cookies one at a time in a bowl of sugar to coat well.
# Store in a covered dish.
# Note: confectioner's sugar can be used to coat the cookies in place of granulated.
Category:Cookie Recipes