German Filled Butter Flakes- Recipe Box #2

Here's a photo of today's box.  Again, no information on where I found it, but it DOES include the name of the original owner, and a date!

I've decided to feature Verna's German Filled Butter Flakes today:

Here's the recipe:

German Filled Butter Flakes  2 doz.

2 medium sized potatoes, 2 cups sifted flour, 1/4 cup sifted confectioner's sugar, 1 cup (2 sticks) butter firm.  Apricot preserves.  Cook potatoes until tender; cool and slice (should measure 1 cup).  Meanwhile sift together flour, confectioner's sugar; chill.  Using a fork, blend chilled flour mixture and potatoes.  Cut in butter.  (Keeping all ingredients cold results in a flaky cookie.)  Shape into ball; chill several hours.  On lightly floured board roll dough 1/4 inch thick.  Cut rounds with 1 1/4 inch diameter cutter.  Using 3/4 inch cutter, cut center from one half of the rounds so that a ring is formed.  Place rounds, rings, and center on baking sheet; bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.  Remove to wire rack to cool.  When cool spread preserves on each round and top with ring and center.  Note use only raw potatoes or mashed potatoes.

Enjoy!