Ingredients
Cookies

• 3/4 cup Crisco
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2-1/2 cups flour
• 1-1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Raspberry jam

Icing

• 1-1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon almond flavouring
• Approx. 2 tablespoons hot water

Directions
1 Cream together Crisco and butter with sugar. Add eggs separately with vanilla and beat well. 

2 Stir in dry ingredients. Smooth into 2 flattened balls and refrigerate at least one hour or to next day.

3 Roll out to 1/4" and cut with 3" rounds.

4 Bake at 350 for 8 - 10 minutes until lightly browned on the bottoms.

5 Let cool. On one half, spread small amount of jam and on the other, spread icing and join together.