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Dessert, Everyday Enjoyment
Ingredients
- 1 c shortening
- 1 c brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 c honey
- 1 t vanilla
- 3 ½ c sifted flour
- 2 t baking soda
- Apricot jam or marmalade
Directions
Combine the shortening, brown sugar, and eggs in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Stir in the honey and vanilla.
Sift together the dry ingredients and stir into the first mixture. Chill until firm, overnight.
Roll into walnut-sized balls and place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake in a 350 oven for 10 – 12 min, until in imprint remains when the cookie is touched.
When slightly cooled, put the cookies together in pairs with approx. 1 t of jam in between. Makes 3 dozen double cookies.