Jelly Butterballs

Name: Jelly Butterballs
Ingredients: 12 lb butter (softened); 23 cup sugar; 2 cups flour (Minus 1 Tbl if you are not down south); 2 egg yolks; 14 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon vanilla; jelly or preserves or peanut butter

7 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

12 lb butter (softened)
23 cup sugar
2 cups flour (Minus 1 Tbl if you are not down south)
2 egg yolks
14 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla
jelly or preserves or peanut butter

Directions

1

Cream butter and sugar well.
2

Beat in egg yolks one at a time.
3

Add flour and salt, beat well.
4

Add Vanilla beat again.
5

Dough will be stiff.
6

Using a teaspoon, spoon dough about a heaping teaspoon full at a time, form into balls.
7

Place on a greased and lightly floured cookie sheet.
8

Using a finger make a small well in the top of each round ball.
9

Using a spoon, (I personally like to use a baby spoon, perfect size) top with a little jelly, preserves or my favorite, peanut butter.
10

I do some of every kind on hand, for variety.
11

Bake 350 degrees in preheated oven for 12-13 minutes.
12

Cool and eat.