Butterscotch Cookies (100+ year old recipe)

1 cup margarine
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp vanilla

Cream margarine and sugar & beat well. Add eggs and beat again. Combine dry ingredients in separate bowl and gradually add to wet ingredients. Wrap bowl and chill well (overnight is best). Roll out dough on lightly floured board. Using a wine glass or juice glass, cut dough into circles. use a thimble to cut a hole in half of your cookies. These will become the top of the cookie.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes (depending on the size of your circle). Cool & then fill with red currant jelly or strawberry jelly as if you are are making a sandwich. Makes 2 dozen.