Raspberry Ribbons ...

Yesterday I tried out a cookie recipe that I've had in my accordion recipe file for years.  I had to make dinner for a family & wanted to make something unique for dessert.   They really were so good & were a nice change up.  Something different.  :) I doubled the ingredients so that we could enjoy them, too.  :) And by the way, the dough is to die for [I'm a sucker for that salty sweet taste] ... in case you're tempted to sneak a taste.  I wouldn't call my tastes "sneaking" ... I purposely left a nice sizable 'taste' of the dough in the bowl.  :)  Not exactly a "taste" or a "sneak" by any means.  :) Yum.  I made just a couple small changes which I have written in italics.

Raspberry Ribbons:
1 cup butter [no substitutes], softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raspberry jam

Glaze:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons evaporated milk [I used regular milk.]
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a mixing bowl, cream butter & sugar.  Beat in egg & vanilla.  Combine the flour, baking powder & salt; gradually add to creamed mixture & mix well.  Divide dough into 4 portions; shape each into a 10-in. x 2-1/2-in. log.  Place 4 inches apart on greased or parchment paper lined baking sheets.

Make a 1/2-in. depression [I used my index finger] down the center of each log.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.  Fill depressions with jam.  Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until lightly browned.  Cool for 2 minutes.  Remove to a cutting board; cut into 3/4-in. slices.  Place on wire racks.  Watch out sneaking bites at this point - yowzers that jam is HOT.

In small bowl, combine glaze ingredients until smooth. I put 1 drop of red food coloring in the glaze to make it pink since I actually used a black raspberry jam &  I didn't have that pretty red jam color!  But the white glaze with red jam is pretty, too, I'm sure!  :)  Drizzle over warm cookies.  Cool completely.

They taste as good as they look!  :) Hmm ... wonder if you used red jam & dyed the glaze a light blue if they'd be pretty for the 4th of July?  Again ... it'd be something different.  You know instead of everyone's favorite cool whip topped cake with the berry-made American flag.  :)  Hmm ... might have to try this again next month.