Jelly Christmas Eyes


 * Preparation time: 20 minutes chilling time: 30 minutes baking time: 10 to 12 minutes per batch.

Ingredients

 * 1/2 cup  margarine
 * 1/3 cup Sugar
 * 1 	egg
 * Juice of 1 lemon
 * 1/4 tsp Grated lemon rind
 * 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
 * 1/2 cup ground almonds or walnuts
 * raspberry or strawbery jelly
 * Sugar

Directions

 * 1) Cream margarine and Sugar in mixing bowl.
 * 2) Add egg, lemon juice and lemon rind.
 * 3) Mix until smooth.
 * 4) Add flour and nuts.
 * 5) Wrap in plastic wrap and flatten.
 * 6) Refrigerate dough 30 minutes.
 * 7) Heat oven to 350 degrees.
 * 8) Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness.
 * 9) Use a round 2-inch cookie cutter to cut out circles from dough.
 * 10) Cut out an inner circle with a smaller round cookie cutter from half of the circles to make a "cookie ring."
 * 11) Bake circles and rings until light golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
 * 12) Transfer to wire rack to cool.
 * 13) Spread a small amount of jelly on each whole circle.
 * 14) Press a cookie ring on top of it.
 * 15) Shake the cookies one at a time in a bowl of Sugar to coat well.
 * 16) Store in a covered dish.
 * 17) Note: confectioners Sugar can be used to coat the cookies in place of granulated.