Posted in Cooking with the Children

I found this recipe on a blog a couple years ago and this recipe has since become a favorite here.  It is so easy, yet it tastes so fancy.  I remember seeing pictures of the cookies on the original blog, they looked much nicer than mine, but it's all in the taste, no?

Emma helped me as her brother was too busy playing.  E loves to bake and taste, she definitely prefers the latter.

Before I start with the recipe, here is a picture of Emma with her favorite fruit.  Chinese plums.  These grow wildly in my Dad's yard,  he picks them and we eat them up!  **oh and yes, E has a boo boo by her nose, she fell on a toy today.**


Okay...cookies.

Split-Second Cookies  (We call them jam cookies)
From The Taste of Home Cookbook


3/4 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup raspberry jam  (I use strawberry jam-it has to be jam, can't be jelly)



1) In large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt;  gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.





2) Divide dough into four equal portions; shape each into a 12-in. x ¾-in. log. Place 4 in. apart on tow greased baking sheets. Make a ½-in. depression down center of logs fill with jam.





3) Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes; cut diagonally into ¾-in. slices. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.



Yield: about 5 dozen

Enjoy.