Giant Sugar Plum Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Plum Filling

• 1 lb fresh plum, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch, mixed with
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice (fresh is best)

Glaze

• egg, lightly beaten
• sugar

Directions

1. 1

   To make the filling: Place plums, sugar and butter in saucepan; cook over low heat until juices flow.

2. 2

   Heat to boil; simmer 3 minutes or until plums are tender when pierced.

3. 3

   Add cornstarch/water mixture and cook until mixture is clear and thickened; stir in lemon juice and set aside to cool.

4. 4

   Sift dry ingredients together.

5. 5

   Cream butter and sugars.

6. 6

   Beat in eggs and vanilla; stir in sifted dry ingredients.

7. 7

   Chill dough one hour.

8. 8

   Preheat oven to 400F and spray baking sheet with cooking spray.

9. 9

   Roll dough on floured board to 1/8" thickness; cut into 3 1/2" circles.

10. 10

    Work with only a portion of dough at a time for ease of handling.

11. 11

    Cut a 1" hole in middle of half of the circles.

12. 12

    Put 2 tablespoons plum filling on center of the other half of the circles.

13. 13

    Top with holed circle and crimp edges decoratively with a fork.

14. 14

    Arrange on a cookie sheet.

15. 15

    Brush with egg and sprinkle with sugar.

16. 16

    Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden; cool on rack.