Cherry Poppy Seed Twinks holiday cookie favorite recipe

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Cherry Poppy Seed Twinks

 

1 cup powdered sugar

1 cup butter or margarine (softened)

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 large egg

2 cups unbleached all purpose flour

2 tablespoons poppy seeds

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup cherry preserves or use (strawberry, apricot, peach)

 

Preheat oven to 300

Beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy.

Add vanilla and egg, blend well. Add flour,

poppy seeds and salt. Mix well.

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased

cookie sheet.

With your thumb make imprint in center of each cookie.

Fill each imprint with 1/2 teaspoon preserves.

Bake at 300 for 18 to 23 minutes or until edges

are light golden brown. Remove immediately

and cook on wire rack