Everyone knows that homemade cookies are perfect for breakfast or a snack. These Shortbread and Jam Cookies are very simple, and you can use your favorite cookie cutters to make them unique, even with homemade jam.
Ideal for kids’ school backpacks for a school snack or our coffee break at work, these Shortbread and Jam Cookies will taste freshly made.
We now make cookies, snacks, and brioche at home, and we no longer like packaged products, but these cookies with homemade jam are truly perfect.
Below, I leave more ideas for making perfect cookies every time, and then let’s find out right after the photo how to prepare these Shortbread and Jam Cookies!!
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for Shortbread and Jam Cookies
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 9 tbsp butter (cold from the fridge)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg (medium)
- 1 tsp lemon zest (or orange zest)
- to taste jam (as desired)
Tools
- 1 Cookie cutter stainless steel
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Baking tray
- 1 Rolling pin
Preparation Shortbread and Jam Cookies
To prepare the Shortbread and Jam Cookies, place the sifted flour and very cold butter cut into pieces in a bowl.
Work with your fingertips until you have a crumbly mixture, then add the sugar and the egg, and work very quickly.
Finally, incorporate the lemon or orange zest as desired, turn the mixture out onto the work surface, and mix quickly.
Form a ball and wrap it in plastic wrap, letting it rest in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
After the resting time, roll out the dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper to a thickness of 1/8 inch.
Use a cookie cutter or a glass to make large or small disks as you prefer, and make a hole in the center of half of the cookies.
Fill the disks without the hole with your chosen jam and cover by aligning the edges with the other disks.
Preheat the oven to 350°F in static mode and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Arrange the Shortbread Cookies well spaced and bake them in the middle rack of the oven for 18/20 minutes, checking the doneness.
Depending on the type of oven, it may take a few more minutes or less. The important thing is not to burn them on the surface.
Once baked, remove them from the oven, let them cool before dusting with powdered sugar.
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How to store Shortbread and Jam Cookies
You can store them in a tin box for 3 or 4 days.
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Can I fill them after baking?
To fill them once baked, bake the single cookies without stacking for 7/8 minutes, then once cooled, fill and pair them.
