Cream Cheese Jam Cookies

• 100 g butter, softened
• 125 g cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup caster sugar (aka superfine sugar)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 3 cups plain flour, sifted
• 1/4 cup raspberry jam
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• icing sugar, to serve

1. Preheat oven to 180u0b0C Line two flat baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
2. Cream the butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add sugar and the vanilla. Beat until the sugar has dissolved. Add egg -beat until well combined.
3. Using a metal spoon, fold flour into butter mixture.
4. Using your hands, press the dough together. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out until 0.5cm thick.
5. Using a 6cm round biscuit cutter, cut rounds from dough.
6. Place rounds on prepared trays. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon jam into the centre of each biscuit. Sprinkle tops with almonds.Do not be tempted to add too much jam as it will melt off the biscuit.
7. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until light golden.
8. Allow biscuits to cool on trays. Dust with icing sugar mixture.

butter, cream cheese, caster sugar, vanilla, egg, flour, raspberry jam, almonds, icing sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cream-cheese-jam-cookies-222389 (may not work)