RASPBERRY STRIPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Melt butter, mix in granulated sugar.
• Add 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and egg white; beat well.
• Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
• Combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt, stirring well with a whisk. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture, stirring until well-blended. (Dough will be stiff.).
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough in half.
• Roll each portion into a 12-inch log. Place logs 3 inches apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Form a 1/2-inch-deep indentation down the length of each log using an index finger or end of a wooden spoon. Spoon preserves into the center.
• Bake at 375° for 20 minutes or until very lightly browned. (err toward too little brown vs. too much).
• Remove logs to a cutting board.
• Just before removing logs from oven, combine powdered sugar, lemon juice, and almond extract; stir well with a whisk. Drizzle sugar mixture over warm logs after removing from oven.
• Immediately cut each log diagonally into 12 slices. (Do not separate slices.) Cool 10 minutes; separate slices. Transfer slices to wire racks. Cool completely.