These Jam Cookies are fruity, sweet, and look so beautiful. You won't regret making this easy dessert.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 8 minutesminutes
Total Time 28 minutesminutes
Servings 16Cookies
Calories 271kcal
Equipment
4in Heart cookie cutter
1in mini heart cookie cutter
Electric mixer
mixing bowls
Ingredients
1cupunsalted sweet cream buttersoftened
½cupsugar
1teaspoonpure almond extract
2 ½cupsflour
¼teaspoonkosher salt
¾cupraspberry preserves
1cuppowdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper
Using a standing mixer, or a large bowl with hand mixer, beat the butter, sugar, and almond extract until creamy and fluffy
Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until combined and dough like
Remove cookie dough and place onto a lightly flour dusted cutting board Place dough onto cutting board and dust with more flour
Roll the dough to about 1/4in thick
Cut out 12 large hearts and place them onto the cookie sheet
Using the mini heart, cut out 6 hearts in the center of the heart
Bake in the oven for about 8-10 minutes or until a light golden brown Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before moving off tray Place the cookies with the heart in the middle onto a wire rack
Dust with powdered sugar
Spread about 1 tbsp of raspberry preserves onto the whole heart cookie
Carefully place the freshly dusted heart onto the top of the raspberry jam Enjoy!
Notes
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.