VIENNESE ROUNDS 
1 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sifted confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped filberts or hazelnuts
Red food coloring
1 c. red raspberry preserves

Cream butter and 1/2 cup sugar until well blended in a large bowl. Stir in flour, vanilla and ground nuts.

Roll dough, a level teaspoon at a time, into balls between palms of hands. Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Lightly grease the bottom of a glass or cup and dip in sugar; press over each ball to flatten to about 1 inch round.

Bake in moderate 350°F oven 10 minutes or until golden around edges. Remove carefully from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

Beat remaining 1 cup sugar with a few drops of water until smooth in a small bowl. Tint pink with a drop of 2 of red food coloring.

Spread bottoms of half of the cookies with raspberry preserves. Top sandwich style, with remaining cookies, flat side down.

Attach a writing tip to a cake-decorating set, fill decorator with frosting, press out in rings on top of cookies.

Makes about 3 dozen double cookies.

recipe reviews
Viennese Rounds
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 Eileen C. Knoud (New Jersey) says:
These cookies are a family favorite, and I'm SO happy to find them on Cooks.com!
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 Sue (Vermont) says:
Make sure to only add 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar to the butter!! Refrigerate dough for 2 hours or overnight before rolling. I use seedless jam.

This has been a "secret" family recipe for GENERATIONS in my family. Never thought I'd find it on the internet. I've made these every Christmas for years!!
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 Vickieo (New Jersey) says:
These are a family and friends favorite. There are delicious and melt in your mouth!

 

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