Grandma Peters' Almond Balls

Author: Theresa Peters

Ingredients

• $\frac{1}{2}$ cup butter
• $1$ cup sugar
• $1$ egg
• $1$ teaspoon sherry, lemon, orange, almond, or vanilla extract
• $2$ cups sifted flour
• $1$ teaspoon baking powder
• $2$ tablespoons milk
• $\frac{2}{3}$ cup chopped almonds
• $\frac{1}{4}$ cup apricot jam or orange marmalade

Instructions

• Cream butter, sugar, eggs, and flavoring.
• Add flour, baking powder, and milk.
• Knead until well mixed.
• Pinch off small pieces of dough and roll between palms into balls.
• Roll balls in chopped almonds and place on greased cookie sheets.
• With thumb, make indentation in center of each cookie and fill with jam.
• Bake at $400°$ for $12$ to $15$ minutes.

Tip

Makes $2$ dozen.