Czechoslovakian Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup strawberry jam

Recipe

• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). grease one 8 inch square baking dish.
• cream the butter until soft and fluffy. add the white sugar gradually, until light and fluffy. beat in the egg yolks.
• sift the cardamom, allspice and flour together. gradually add it to the butter mixture and stir to combine well. stir in the chopped pecans.
• spoon 1/2 of the dough into the prepared pan, spreading evenly. top with strawberry jam and cover with the remaining dough.
• bake at 325 degrees f (165 degrees c) for 1 hour or until lightly browned. cool then cut into 1 1/2 inch sized squares.