Czechoslovakian Cookies

Ingredients

• •1 cup Butter
• •1 cup Sugar
• •2 Egg yolks
• •1 tsp Vanilla
• •1/8 ts Cardamom
• •1/4 ts Allspice
• •2 cups Flour
• •1 cup Pecans, chopped
• •1/2 cup Strawberry jam

Directions

1. 1Cream butter until soft.
2. 2Add sugar gradually, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks and vanilla; beat hard.
3. 3Sift cardamom and allspice with flour; gradually add to butter mixture, mixing thoroughly.
4. 4Stir in chopped nuts.
5. 5Spoon half of the dough into a greased 8 inch square cake pan; spread evenly. Top with strawberry jam. Cover with remaining dough.
6. 6Bake in 325 degree oven 1 hour or until lightly browned.
7. 7Cool. Cut into about 1 1/2 inch squares and serve.