Jam-Filled Christmas Cookies

• 3/4 cup walnut pieces
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1/2 cup cold butter or 1/2 cup margarine, cut in chunks
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam (or jam of your choice)

1. Preheat oven to 350F; line cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
2. In a food processor fitted with steel blade, process walnuts and 1/4 cup of the flour until nuts are quite finely chopped; remove from processor into a dish and set aside.
3. Place remaining flour into food processor, along with butter and icing sugar; process until mixture has a crumbly texture, about 10 seconds or so.
4. Return nut mixture to food processor, along with almond extract and the egg.
5. Process until entire mixture is combined; 15 seconds or so.
6. Make one-inch balls from mixture and place on prepared cookie sheet; using the end of a wooden spoon, make an indentation into each cookie.
7. Fill each hole with a wee bit of jam; I prefer seedless raspberry, but will use strawberry too-- I find the red jams suit the holiday season, but you can use any jam you want.
8. Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 18 minutes, or until golden brown.

walnut pieces, flour, cold butter, icing sugar, almond extract, egg, seedless raspberry

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/jam-filled-christmas-cookies-48140 (may not work)