Raspberry Nut Pinwheels

Raspberry lovers will like these delicious cookies. They're wonderful on cookie trays also.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 cup finely chopped nuts
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 small jar raspberry jam

Instructions

1. Sift flour and baking powder onto wax paper.
2. Beat butter, sugar and egg until fluffy; stir in vanilla extract and add flour. Roll dough between 2 pieces of wax paper into 12 x 10 inch rectangle. Remove top piece of wax paper. Spread raspberry jam evenly over top and sprinkle nuts over all. Firmly roll up dough, jellyroll style, removing wax paper as you roll.
3. Wrap in wax paper and refrigerate overnight.
4. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
5. Cut 1/4 inch slices and bake for 8 to 10 minutes until light golden.

Attribution

From the family recipe collection of Linda Ann Jolly, Arizona.