ischl tartlets

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup ground almonds
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 (12 ounce) jar raspberry preserves
• 1/8 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• sift flour and baking powder waxed paper.
• beat butter, cream cheese, sugar, and egg until fluffy. add flour mixture and blend. stir in ground almonds and lemon rind.
• turn dough out on waxed paper and shape into ball. chill several hours.
• cut dough in half. roll out to 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured board. cut out with 3-inch cookie cutter (bottom), repeat with remaining dough and cut small hole in center of these (top).
• bake in a 350 degree f (175 degrees c) oven for about 10 minutes, and cool.
• heat preserves in saucepan.
• spread heated preserves on bottom cookie. put on top cookie and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. fill center of cookie with preserves.