Austrian Jam Wreaths

• 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 Land O Lakes All-Natural Egg, separated
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup finely chopped blanched almonds
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 1/2 cup seedless raspberry or apricot preserves

1. Combine butter, powdered sugar and egg yolk in bowl.
2. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
3. Add flour and vanilla; beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
4. Stir in finely chopped almonds.
5. Cover; refrigerate 1-2 hours or until firm.
6. Heat oven to 350F.
7. Divide dough in half.
8. Roll out dough, on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness.
9. Cut with 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter.
10. Cut out 1-inch hole in half of cookies.
11. Place 1 inch apart onto greased cookie sheets.
12. Brush cookies with holes in center with reserved egg white.
13. Top with sliced almonds; press down lightly.
14. Bake 7-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
15. Cool completely.
16. Spread each cookie without hole with 2 teaspoons preserves; top with almond-covered cookie.
17. Press together lightly.
18. Store in single layer.

butter, powdered sugar, egg, flour, vanilla, blanched almonds, almonds, seedless raspberry

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/2815/austrian-jam-wreaths (may not work)