Jam-heart cookies: delicious and special. These crumbly cookies are like a hug, with a jam heart that tells of love at the first bite. Delicate, fragrant and irresistible, they are little sweet gestures to give to someone you love, for a special and super romantic breakfast. A soft and delicate shortcrust pastry and a filling of red jam like love, whether strawberry, cranberry or raspberry. A buttery, fragrant base that melts in your mouth, enclosing a soft jam heart with an intense, enveloping flavor. Cookies that win over the eyes first and then the palate. Because love is made of details: these cookies hide a sweet and colorful heart, just like the truest feelings. Ideal for sharing or keeping all to yourself! And for Valentine’s Day you can’t miss the recipe for Valentine’s Day Cupcakes and the recipe for Valentine’s Day Donuts. Love is sweet… especially when it smells like freshly baked cookies! And with these Jam Cookies every bite is a declaration of love! Let’s run to the kitchen and prepare together some delicious Valentine’s Cookies
AND DON’T MISS THESE RECIPES TOO:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Budget-friendly
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 24 pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Valentine's Day
- Energy 170.62 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 26.68 (g) of which sugars 10.57 (g)
- Proteins 2.83 (g)
- Fat 6.54 (g) of which saturated 3.96 (g)of which unsaturated 2.57 (g)
- Fibers 2.71 (g)
- Sodium 12.41 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 50 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Jam Cookies
- 2 eggs (medium)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 6.5 tbsp butter
- 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 lemon zest (unsprayed (unwaxed))
- 2/3 cup raspberry jam
- to taste powdered (confectioners') sugar (for decorating)
What you need
- Mixer
How to prepare Jam-Heart Cookies
You can make the shortcrust pastry by hand or with the help of a mixer. Mix the softened butter, cut into small pieces, with the sugar and the flour. Add the eggs, the grated zest of half an unsprayed lemon and one teaspoon of baking powder. Quickly knead well until you obtain a soft but not sticky dough. Form a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Take the dough and form many balls the size of a walnut. Arrange them slightly spaced on a large baking tray lined with parchment paper. Press each ball in the center using the bottom of a small cup, a shot glass or simply a bottle cap.
With your index finger press lightly to create two close and symmetrical grooves so as to form a heart shape. Pour the raspberry jam (or the flavor of your choice) into the grooves you created.
Bake the jam cookies in a preheated conventional oven at 338°F for 16-18 minutes. Do not let them brown too much. Wait for them to cool before transferring them to a plate or platter and dust them to taste with powdered sugar.
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, hugs, Loredana
Loredana’s Tips
You can prepare a shortcrust pastry in advance and keep it in the fridge for 2-3 days or freeze it.
You can partially or completely replace all-purpose flour with spelt flour, whole wheat flour or oat flour.
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