Carousel Cookies
Carousel Cookies are delightful layered treats featuring a nutty cookie base filled with fruity preserves, perfect for satisfying sweet cravings and impressing guests with their colorful appeal.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat the oven and prepare baking sheets.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together margarine and sugar until smooth.
- Add egg yolk (reserve egg white) and vanilla to the mixture, blending well.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and salt.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, mixing until combined.
- Fold in chopped nuts.
- Divide the dough in half and roll each portion into a flat oval shape.
- Spread your choice of preserves over one dough layer, leaving a small border around the edges.
- Place the second dough layer on top and press gently to seal.
- Cut into individual cookies or slices.
- Brush with the reserved egg white if desired for a shiny finish.
- Bake until golden and set, then cool before serving.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
594
kcal
30% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).