Banbury Tarts

Yield: about 5 dozen cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• Seedless jelly or jam (preferably currant or raspberry)

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, or in a large bowl using an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Beat in the egg yolks, then the vanilla extract.
4. Slowly beat in the flour until combined and smooth to form the dough (the dough will be a bit stiff at the end, and you may need to add the last cup of flour by hand).
5. Form the dough into small balls and make a depression in the middle with your thumb.
6. Spoon a teaspoon or so of jelly in the depression.
7. Space the cookies about 2 inches apart on a baking sheet and bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition

Per cookie: 105 calories; 1g protein; 14g carbohydrates; 0 fiber; 5g fat; 3g saturated fat; 19mg cholesterol; 7g sugar; 3mg sodium