Description
Irresistible jam cookies showcase sweet simplicity with delightful berry-filled centers. Homemade comfort arrives perfectly crisp, inviting warm memories of grandma’s kitchen that wrap your senses in pure deliciousness.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 ¼ cups (280 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ⅔ cup (133 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (170 g) fruit jam or preserves (e.g., raspberry, strawberry, apricot)
Binding Ingredients:
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon (1.5 g) salt
Finishing Ingredients:
- Powdered sugar for dusting
- Finely chopped nuts for rolling
Instructions
- Craft a velvety dough by blending softened butter and sugar until airy and pale. Incorporate egg yolk and vanilla, stirring until harmoniously combined.
- Sift flour and salt into a separate vessel, then gradually fold into the butter mixture. Knead gently until a supple, cohesive dough emerges.
- Encase the dough in plastic film and refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes, allowing it to firm and develop robust flavor.
- Preheat the oven to 350F (175C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Delicately roll the chilled dough into uniform spheres. Optional: coat the balls in finely chopped nuts for a delightful textural dimension.
- Arrange the dough balls on prepared sheets, maintaining generous spacing to prevent merging during baking.
- Using your thumb or a small spoon, create gentle wells in the center of each cookie, forming a perfect cradle for jam.
- Carefully spoon jam into the indentations, ensuring a balanced fill without overflowing.
- Slide the baking sheets into the preheated oven, baking for 12-15 minutes until edges transform into a golden, crisp hue.
- Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling.
- For an elegant finish, dust the cooled cookies with a delicate veil of powdered sugar.
- Store the completed jam cookies in an airtight container, where they will remain fresh for up to 5 days.
Notes
- Softening butter to room temperature ensures smooth, creamy mixing without lumps, creating a perfectly blended cookie base.
- Chilling the dough helps prevent spreading during baking, resulting in beautifully shaped, compact cookies with clean edges.
- Experiment with different jam flavors like raspberry, apricot, or strawberry to customize the cookies and surprise your taste buds with unique combinations.
- For gluten-free options, substitute all-purpose flour with a high-quality gluten-free flour blend, maintaining the same delicate texture and rich taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 134
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 47 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg