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heart shaped jam cookies on a white plate
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Jam Cookies

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 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings 16 Cookies
Calories 271kcal

Equipment

  • 4in Heart cookie cutter
  • 1in mini heart cookie cutter
  • Electric mixer
  • mixing bowls

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
  • 2 ½ cups flour
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¾ cup raspberry preserves
  • 1 cup powdered 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.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 44mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg