1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 can solo almond filling
2 egg yolks
1 tsp almond extract
2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 can solo raspberry filling
Directions
Beat butter and sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer until light
and fluffy. Add almond filling, egg yolks and almond extract; beat
until blended. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt with wooden
spoon to make soft dough. Cover; refrigerate at least 3 hours or
overnight.
Preheat oven to 350'F. Shape dough into 1" balls. Place on ungreased
baking sheets, about 1 1/2" apart. Press thumb into center of each
ball to make indentation. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon raspberry filling into
each indentation. Bake 11-13 minutes or until edges of cookies are
golden brown. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Remove from baking
sheets; cool completely on wire racks.
Makes about 5 dozen cookies
Servings: 60 servings
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