Butterball Cookies

Recipe taken from Joy of Baking: http://www.joyofbaking.com/ButterballCookies.html

This cookie looked too cute, i just had to make it. Plus, it's a really simple recipe. Very low chance of failure.

Ingredients

260g plain flour

225g butter

100g white granulated sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

Garnish

100g white granulated sugar

Filling

1/2 cup raspberry jam

Directions

In your electric mixer, using your paddle attachment, beat the butter till smooth and creamy.

Beat in the vanilla extract, flour and salt. Mix well.

Trying to ensure the same size, i weighed each ball (10g). Place the balls of dough on a baking pan lined with cling film and place in the freezer for a minimum of 30 mins. This helps to main its really round and cute shape.

There is a size limitation as to how big a tray i can fit in my freezer, so at this point, it doesn't matter, as long as the balls don't touch each other, you can transfer it to another baking tray.

When you're about ready to carry on baking, preheat the oven to 190 degree Celsius. Transfer the balls to another baking tray and the rest back into the freezer.