Sand Cookies

1. Preheat oven to 400*F 2. Add butter, margarine and sugar to mixer and mix well together. 3. Add one egg at a time and vanilla extract. 4. At a low speed, add one cup of flour until everything is combined. 5. Fill one pastry bag with cookie dough that has a large closed star tip and fill another pastry bag with jam and a plain small tip. 6, Pipe the dough onto a cookie sheet, about 2 inches in diameter. Make sure to have 1-2 inches in between each cookie. Add jam in the center of the dough. 7. Place in oven and bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. 8. Allow the cookies to cool on a cookie rack 9. Once completely cooled sprinkle with powdered sugar. Tip: The cookies have more flavor when served the next day. Place them in a cookie jar and let them set overnight, and then...enjoy!!!