Let us look at our lives in the light of this experience [in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10] and see whether we gladly glory in weakness, whether we take pleasure, as Paul did, in injuries, in necessities, in distresses. Yes, let us ask whether we have learned to regard a reproof, just or unjust, a reproach from friend or enemy, an injury, or trouble, or difficulty into which others bring us, as above all an opportunity of proving how Jesus is all to us, how our own pleasure or honor are nothing, and how humiliation is in very truth what we take pleasure in. It is indeed blessed, the deep happiness of heaven, to be so free from self that whatever is said of us or done to us is lost and swallowed up in the thought that Jesus is all.

Andrew Murray

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Cookies	36	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 1/3	c	All-purpose flour
1	ts	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Cinnamon
1/2	ts	Salt
1	c	Sugar
3/4	c	Butter, softened
2		Eggs
1/2	ts	Almond extract
1	pk	NESTLE Toll House semi-sweet chocolate morsels (12 oz)
6	tb	Raspberry jam or preserves
		Confectioners' sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
In large mixer bowl, beat sugar and butter until creamy. Beat in eggs and
almond extract. Gradually add flour mixture. Divide dough in half. Wrap in
plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm.
Preheat oven to 350'F. On lightly floured board, roll out half of dough to
1/8" thickness. Cut with 2 1/2" round cookie cutter. Repeat with remaining
dough. Cut 1" round centers from half of unbaked cookies. Place on
ungreased cookie sheets. Reroll dough trimmings, if necessary.
Bake 8-10 minutes just until set. Let stand on cookie sheets 2 minutes.
Remove from cookie sheets; cool completely.
Over hot (not boiling) water, melt Nestle Toll House semi-sweet chocolate
morsels, stirring until smooth. Spread 1 measuring teaspoonful melted
chocolate on flat side of each whole cookie. Top with 1/2 measuring
teaspoon raspberry jam. Sprinkle confectioners' sugar on cookies with
center holes; place flat side down on top of chocolate-jam cookies to form
cookie sandwiches.
Makes about 3 dozen sandwich cookies.
From Favorite All Time Recipes - Homemade Holiday Cookies, Publication
International, Ltd., ISBN 0-7853-0147-X.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/pi-cooky.zip

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