Nana's Cookies
For the batter
- 3½ c flour
- 1¼ c granulated sugar
- salt
- 2½ tsp baking powder
- 1¾ sticks butter, room temp
- 3 eggs, room temp
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp lemon extract
For fillings and icing
- maraschino cherries
- prunes
- dried apricots
- cinnamon
- sugar
- powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350℉.
Sift together flour, sugar, a pinch of salt, and baking powder.
Cut in softened butter.
Form a well in the batter, add eggs and extracts, mix and kneed until dough is shiny and smooth. Add milk / flour as needed.
For cherry cookies: form a walnut sized ball of dough around a maraschino cherry.
For prune or apricot cookies: roll out dough into a 5×10 inch sheet. blend apricots or prunes in a food processor with cinnamon and sugar, spread filling on the center third of the dough, and fold the other thirds over.
Bake at 350℉ for 12 to 15 minutes, depending on the cookie.
Ice with mixture of powered sugar, milk, and either lemon extract or juice from the jar of cherries.