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ROD 7/25/2006 Pipe Dreams Day Berry Shortbread Dreams

Source of Recipe

Marla


Recipe Introduction

During the 1800s, opium was heavily imported to Europe from Asia. This hallucinogenic drug wasn't illegal at that time and was widely used in some literary circles in England. The opium was smoked in a pipe and usually produced strange visions. The creative writers called these visions "pipe dreams". Today the term is used for farfetched ideas that probably aren't going to happen.

List of Ingredients

ROD 7/25/2006 Pipe Dreams Day Berry Shortbread Dreams



Berry Shortbread Dreams


1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 to 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam

Glaze:

1 C. confectioners’ sugar
2 to 3 t. water
1/2 t. almond extract




Recipe

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in extract; gradually add flour until dough forms a ball. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle. Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center. Fill with jam.

Bake at 350° for 14-18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Spoon additional jam into cookies if desired. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over cookies.

Yield: about 3-1/2 dozen.