Two's Sugar Jumbles

Two's and Tommy's Sugar Jumbles 

Simple, buttery, cakey, old fashioned, yummy.  My great-grandmother "Two"'s favorite cookie.  Tommy's favorite at Christmas and good any time of year! 

Makes 24. 

Ingredients: 

1 C butter

1 C sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

2 1/4 C flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

Any flavor jelly or jam, or apricot puree. 

Directions: 

1.  Preheat oven to 375.  Use parchment paper or lightly grease two cookie sheets. 

2.  Cream butter, sugar in mixer.  Add egg and vanilla, beat well. 

3.  Stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture. 

4.  The dough will be quite soft and sticky. 

5.  Drop heaping spoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.  

6.  Make a well or thumbprint in each one, and add a bit of jelly. 

7.  Bake til lightly browned, about 10 minutes. 

8.  Remove and let cool on wire racks.