Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 cups all-purpose flour1/4 teaspoon salt1 cup finely chopped pistachios1/2 cup seedless raspberry jamAdditional confectioners’ sugar, optional
Preparation
Preheat oven to 325°. Cream butter and confectioners’ sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Add pistachios; mix well.
Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with your thumb; fill each with 1/2 teaspoon jam.
Bake until bottoms are light brown, 13-16 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. If desired, dust with additional confectioners’ sugar.