Everyone Wants This Empire Cookie Recipe

Empire Cookies are another Scottish favorite. They also typify the perfect English Tea sandwich cookie. The shortbread recipe will be linked for you to be able to create the base of the cookie.

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Ingredients:

1 Shortbread Recipe (Click here for recipe)
6 TSP Favorite Fruit Jelly
Powdered Sugar for sprinkling
3 Pieces of Fresh Fruit (Matching your fruit jelly selection), Cut in half to form 6 Pieces

Recipe:

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Place your shortbread cookie dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll out evenly, until about 1/8 inch thickness. Using a cookie cutter or a water glass, cut 10-12 round cookies from your dough. If necessary, gather the dough together and roll out again until you are able to cut out enough pieces.

Placing your cookies on a cookie sheet, bake for 18-20 minutes, until your cookies are a slight golden color. Remove from the oven and let cool completely – about 20 minutes.

Place 1 TSP of your favorite jelly on each of one half of your cookies – spreading evenly. Now place your second half of cookies on top of the first to form 5-6 sandwich cookies.

With a sifter, sprinkle a layer of powdered sugar onto your cookies before placing a half piece of fruit on the top center of your sandwich cookie. For example: If your jelly is raspberry, then place 1/2 piece of raspberry on top of your cookie.

Makes 5-6 Empire Cookies