World Cuisine Recipe ⊷ Empire Biscuits

This shortbread cookie is a traditional Scottish recipe. These are round cookies sandwiched with jam and topped off with a delicious icing and a cherry.

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 cup raspberry preserves
• 24 maraschino cherries
• 8 cups confectioners' sugar
• ½ cup milk

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Gradually stir in the flour until well blended. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into rounds using a cookie cutter.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Sandwich one teaspoon of jam between two cookies. Repeat with remaining cookies. In a medium bowl, gradually stir the milk into the confectioners' sugar until the icing is of a spreadable consistency. Spread on top of the sandwiched cookies. Top each cookie with half of a cherry while the icing is still wet.

Nutrition Facts

• calories222.7
• carbohydrateContent37.7 g
• cholesterolContent20.6 mg
• fatContent7.9 g
• fiberContent0.3 g
• proteinContent1.2 g
• saturatedFatContent4.9 g
• sodiumContent55.9 mg
• sugarContent28.1 g