Easter Egg Sandwich Cookies

• FOR THE COOKIES:
• 8 ounces, weight Soft Butter, Diced
• 1 cup Sugar
• 3 whole Eggs
• 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
• 3-1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• FOR THE ICING:
• 2 cups Powdered Sugar
• 3 Tablespoons Milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• Food Coloring
• FOR THE FILLING:
• 2/3 cups Plum Preserves Or Marmalade

1. For the cookies:
2. 1. Preheat the oven to 350u0b0F (176u0b0C).
3. 2. In large mixer bowl combine butter and sugar.
4. 3. Add eggs, vanilla extract, flour and baking powder. Blend until incorporated.
5. 4. Roll out dough on a well floured surface (to about 1/4-inch thick; add more flour if your batter is still sticky).
6. 5. Cut into desired shapes. Place them on parchment paper lined baking trays spacing them about an inch apart.
7. 6. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
8. 7. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking tray for a few minutes.
9. For the icing and assembly:
10. 1. Combine powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract and desired amount of food coloring. Stir until smooth.
11. 2. Outline and flood half of your cookies with the icing.
12. 3. Allow icing to harden and set.
13. 4. Spread the marmalade onto the bottom of the second half of your cookies and sandwich them with the iced ones.
14. Happy Easter!

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/easter-egg-sandwich-cookies/ (may not work)