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Shortbread Cookies With Jam or Jelly Centers
"Do not be fooled by this little recipe. So few ingredients but believe me! It-is-a one right after another pop it in your mouth oh I cannot stop eating these. Before you know it, you will have to make another batch for the rest of your family. I got this from my best friend Robin who got it form her Taste of Home Cookbook."
photo by LB in Middle Georgia
- Ready In:
- 34mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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24-36 cookies
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1 cup butter, no substitutes
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup jam, for the centers
directions
- Cream butter and sugar
- Beat in extract
- Gradually blend in flour
- Cover and refrigerate for an hour
- Roll into one-inch balls and place one inch apart on un-greased cookie sheet
- With the end of a wooden spoon make a indention in the ball and fill with jam
- I have used Variety of jams and jellies Raspberry being the best! but Apricot is yummmie too, along with apple, blackberry, blueberry the possibilities are endless.
- Bake at 350 for 14 to 18 minute.
Questions & Replies
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Has anyone tried sugar free cactus jelly? -
NO eggs? -
Anyone know how to get the Whole Foods ad to go away? I don't generally mind ads too much, they make sites like these possible, but this is taking up two thirds of my screen and I can only see a tiny bit of the recipe or directions at a time - I can't even see a full step at a time. There's no discernable 'x' to close it. I would hate to stop using this site because I can't read the recipes I'm here for in the first place. -
Would it be ok to make the dough and refrigerate it over night to use in the morning? -
What if I can’t wait an hour for the cookie dough to get cold. Is there a shortcut?
Reviews
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Divine. I had no idea butter, sugar, and flour could taste this good. This recipe is simple and superb. I divided the dough into two balls and refrigerated it overnight, then grated one ball on the bottom of a cake pan, spread a jar of good-quality orange curd, and then grated the second ball of dough on the top and baked the whole thing as a tart, rather than cookies. This was wildly successful and delicious.
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I made these for holiday gifts, and I'd better put them away soon before I eat them all. They are delicate and melt-in-your mouth buttery. I use homemade peach jam, and followed the advice of some other reviewers and chilled the cookies after forming them and before baking so that they wouldn't spread too much. They spread a little but held together and the jam didn't leak out. It also takes only a tiny bit of jam for each cookie, like 1/4 tsp. It didn't seem like enough to me, but I'm glad I didn't try to cram in more, because it melts and more probably would have run over. I look forward to making these again with different flavors of jam. -
so easy and yet so delish.. made this for xmas eve party and froze them until that day :)
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I was skeptical, but these things are divine. I used gourmet Strawberry Jam (the one with the red and white tablecloth top). I mean, I thought I was on Pluto for a moment. -
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
A stay at home mom of four,
three boys and one girl.
I like to cook, sew and generally, like to try new things i.e. crafts, recipes…
I like the unexpected in cooking, that one ingredient you just cannot believe is in there.
I am pretty much a perfectionist. I like things done right. I am not a procrastinator unless I think that I can’t do it right.
There are so many delicious restaurants in Georgia. Right now I am in love with Vietnamese food at Saigon Noodle House so Yummy. I cant seem to get enough cabbage lately.
