Johnny Appleseed Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons half-and-half or 2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
apple butter, for filling

Preparation

Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and cream.
Add vanilla.
Stir in combined flour, soda and salt.
Beat until combined, then chill dough.
When chilled, roll dough out about 1/8- inch thick.
Cut into about 48 rounds (You need an even number of rounds.
Place half the cookie dough rounds on ungreased baking sheet.
Put a heaping teaspoon of apple butter in the center of each round.
Top with remaining cookie dough rounds to make a sandwich.
Crimp edges all around with tines of a fork.
Prick centers (this allows the steam to be released).
Bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes.