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Heart Jam Cookies


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  • Author: Tara Smithson
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 16 cookies 1x

Description

These Heart Jam Cookies are Thumbprint style cookies filled with Strawberry Jam. They make the cutest Valentine's Day cookies and take less than 30 minutes to make with no chilling time required!


Ingredients

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  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup of unsalted butter, softened to room temperature (1 stick)
  • 1/2 cup white sugar + 1/8 cup sugar for rolling cookies into
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup strawberry jam or preserves

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silpat mat. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and salt.
  2. Into a stand mixer, add in the unsalted butter on low speed for about 1 minute. Add in the 1/2 cup of sugar. Turn the speed up to medium low for a few minutes until nice and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Pour in egg yolk and vanilla and mix an additional minute.
  3. Reduce speed to low and slowly pour in the flour and salt mixture. Allow the cookie dough to mix on low speed until it forms a large dough ball.
  4. Take about a tablespoon of cookie dough and roll it into a ball. You should get between 15 to 16 cookies. Spread apart on two cookie sheets. These will bake in two batches. If you feel like you've over handled the dough, stick them in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  5. Roll each ball into the remaining 1/8 of sugar. Cover the entire ball. Lay back onto cookie sheet.
  6. Using the palm of your hand, gently press down to flatten the cookie just a bit. Take your thumb and push down into the top of the cookie to create one half of the heart, then remove it and place it to the other side and push down to complete the heart shape.
  7. Carefully fill each thumbprint with jam. Do not overfill. You want it just even or a little below full, so they don't spill out in the oven. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
  8. If they come out a little messy looking, don't worry. Allow them to cool for 10 minutes and the dough will drop a little bit. You can add a little bit of jam to fix them as well. I like to transfer the cookies to a baking rack to cool completely. Enjoy these tasty little treats! 

Notes

  • Press gently on the cookies to flatten them. You just want to take them from a ball to a thick disc.
  • Do not overfill with jam or preserves. This could cause them to leak over the heart shape and ruin the cookies. Just fill it full or a little less than full. You can always add more after baking. 
  • Once you are finished mixing the dough, immediately roll them into balls and bake. If you plan on waiting, stick the dough in the fridge until you are ready to use. *If they looks over handled or gooey, place them in the fridge for 30 minutes prior to baking. 
  • After the cookies are finished baking, avoid stacking them as the jam will get all over the other cookies. 
  • Bake on parchment paper or a Silpat mat to keep the bottoms from browning. I recommend Silpat baking mats for cookies. 
  • Prep Time: 8 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Category: dessert
  • Method: bake
  • Cuisine: american