Raspberry Almond Shortbread Thumbprints ~ The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2012

INGREDIENTS

For the dough:

1 cup

unsalted butter, room temperature (2 sticks)

2/3 cup

granulated sugar

1/2 tsp

almond extract

2 cups

all-purpose flour (lightly spooned into measuring cup and leveled with the flat side of a knife)

1/2 cup

seedless raspberry jam

salt

For the glaze:

1 cup

powdered sugar

2 tsp

water (more or less as needed for drizzling consistency)

1 1/2 tsp

almond extract