Cheese and Jam Button Cookie

Another recipe from Avery Aames who writes A Cheese Shop Mystery Series. This recipe is from that series.

1 c. white sugar

1 c. butter, softened

1 3 oz. package cream cheese, softened

1//2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 egg yolk

1 1/4 cups sweet rice flour

1 c. tapioca starch or potato starch

1 tsp. xanthan gum

1 egg white

1 c. jam

In a large bowl, combine sugar, butter, cheese, salt, extracts, and yolk. Beat until smooth. Stir in sweet rice flour, tapioca starch, and xanthan gum. Chill the dough for four-to-eight hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Cut the dough in slices and lay on cookie sheet, one-inch apart. Press with spoon. Brush with slightly beaten egg white and add a dollop of your favorite ham.

Bake for seven -to-10 minutes until golden brown.