Cherry-Filled Cutouts

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cherry preserves
• 1/4 cup chopped slivered almonds

1. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap and refrigerate 4 hours or until firm enough to roll.
2. Preheat oven to 375u0b0. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Using floured 2-3/4-in. and 3-in. cookie cutters, cut an equal number of circles in each size. Using a floured 1-in. cookie cutter, cut out centers from larger circles.
3. For filling, mix preserves and almonds. Place solid circles 1-1/2 in. apart on parchment-lined
4. . Spoon 2 teaspoons filling on center of each. Top with cutout circles.
5. Bake until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, allpurpose, baking soda, salt, cherry preserves, almonds

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cherry-filled-cutouts/ (may not work)