Smucker's Jelly Cookies

Yield: approximately 3 dozen cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup Smucker's preserves (any flavor)

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla extract; beat well. Stir in flour and salt; mix well. Stir to make smooth dough. (If dough gets too hard to stir, mix with hands.)
2. Refrigerate for about 2 hours.
3. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheets.
4. On a lightly floured board, roll out half of the dough to a 1/8 inch thickness. Cut with a 2 1/2 inch cookie cutter.
5. Roll out remaining dough; cut with a 2 1/2 cutter with a hole in the middle. Place on cookie sheets.
6. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly browned.
7. Cool for about 30 minutes.
8. Spread preserves on plain cookie; place cookie with the hole on top.