Czechoslovakian Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

1 c Butter
1 c Sugar
2 Egg yolks
1 ts Vanilla
1/8 ts Cardamom
1/4 ts Allspice
2 c Flour
1 c Pecans, chopped
1/2 c Strawberry jam

Directions:

1.Cream butter until soft.

2.Add sugar gradually, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks and vanilla; beat hard. Sift cardamom and allspice with flour; gradually add to butter mixture, mixing thoroughly. Stir in chopped nuts.

3.Spoon half of the dough into a greased 8 inch square cake pan; spread evenly. Top with strawberry jam. Cover with remaining dough.

4.Bake in 325 degree oven 1 hour or until lightly browned. Cool.

5.Cut into about 1 1/2 inch squares.

Yields 24 Cookies