Description
Delicious jam-filled cookies made with a soft and buttery dough, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup apricot jam or preserves
- ¼ cup raspberry jam or preserves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C), or 160°C fan oven. Prepare a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer, cream together the butter, powdered sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth and creamy (2-3 minutes).
- Add the egg and vanilla, mix again until light and fluffy.
- Add in the flour and salt and mix again until just combined.
- Take a 1 Tablespoon sized scoop and roll the dough in the palm of your hands until it forms a smooth ball without any cracks. Set the ball onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Then, use a round teaspoon measuring spoon and press the back of it into the center of the dough ball creating a little well. (To prevent the spoon from sticking you can wet the back of the spoon with water before pressing into the dough.)
- Continue this process of rolling 1 Tablespoon sized dough balls then immediately pressing a teaspoon size well into each until the dough is gone. As you are placing the dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet, place them about 2 inches apart.
- Give both the apricot and raspberry a good stir (do not mix together, keep separate) to loosen them up. Fill each of the wells in the cookies with a mounding teaspoon of either the apricot or raspberry jams.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the cookie is set; the cookies should remain very light in color, not golden.
- Remove finished cookies from the oven, let cool for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Once completely cool, store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 6 days.
Notes
- To prevent sticking while pressing the spoon into the dough, wet the back of the spoon with water.
- Ensure cookies are set but not golden for the best texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg