Title: Jelly Jewels
Categories: Cookie Dessert Holiday
Yield: 3 Dozen

1/2	c	Butter
2/3	c	Sugar
1/4	ts	Salt
1	ts	Vanilla
2		Egg yolks
1	tb	Cream
1/2	c	Sifted all purpose flour
1		Egg white for topping
1/4	c	Chopped nuts
2	tb	Sugar
		Cherry jelly or your choice of jelly

Cream butter; add sugar gradually. Blend in salt, vanilla, egg yolks, cream and flour. Chill.

Roll 1/8 inch thick on floured canvas; cut with two inch scalloped cutter. Cut a small hole in center of HALF the cookies; sprinkle the *hole* cookies with combined nuts and sugar.

Place both sets of cookies on greased cookie sheets. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 8 to 10 minutes.

Spread bottom of whole cookies with jelly placing a little more jelly toward center. Cover with the sugar topped *hole* tops.

Wisconsin Electric Co 1950

== Courtesy of Dale & Gail Shipp, Columbia Md. ==

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