White Chocolate and Raspberry Cookies

By smyth77

Ingredients

• 8 oz white chocolate baking bar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup raspberry jam (seedless)
• 3 oz white chocolate baking bar
• 1/2 tsp shortening

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375. Chop 4 oz of the bar, set aside. In a saucepan melt remaining 4 oz of bar over low heat stirring constantly. Let cool. Beat butter then add sugar, baking soda and salt. Beat in eggs and melted baking bar until combined. beat in as much flour as you can then stir in remaining flour. Stir in the remaining chopped baking bar. Drop rounded tsps 2 inches apart on baking sheet. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Just before serving in a saucepan melt jam over low heat. Spoon 1/2 tsp jam over each cookie. in heavy saucepan melt 3 oz white chocolate bar and shortening. Drizzle over cookies. Refrigerate until icing is firm then serve.