Ingredients
- 2 cups (4 sticks) butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups flour
- Seedless jelly or jam (black or red currant)
How to make it
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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. Beat in the egg yolks, then the vanilla. 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).
3. Form the dough into small balls (the size of a half dollar) and make a depression in the middle with your thumb. Spoon a teaspoon or so of jelly in the depression. Space the cookies about 2 inches apart on a baking sheet and bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
Each of 4 dozen cookies: 105 calories; 1 gram protein; 14 grams carbohydrates; 0 fiber; 5 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 19 mg cholesterol; 7 grams sugar; 3 mg sodium.