BUTTERCUPS

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These cookies began as simple Christmas cutouts. One day I decided to make them with a brown butter filling. Sometimes I'll fill the centers with melted chocolate. -Alice Le Duc, Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
FILLING:
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 tablespoons water
1/4 cup raspberry preserves or fruit preserves of your choice

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Divide dough in half; wrap each portion in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 2 hours or until easy to handle., Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. scalloped cookie cutter. Cut a 1-in. hole in the centers of half of the cookies with a floured cutter. , Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool., Heat butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until golden brown, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat; gradually add confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough water to achieve a spreading consistency. , Spread on the bottoms of the solid cookies; top with remaining cookies. Place 1/2 teaspoon preserves in the center of each.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 269 calories, Fat 13g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 46mg cholesterol, Sodium 133mg sodium, Carbohydrate 36g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.