Heart Jelly Cookies are classic thumbprint-style cookies with hearts filled with sweet fruit jam. The soft, buttery cookie pairs perfectly with the bright, glossy jelly center. These make a wonderful Christmas cookie or Valentine’s Day treat!
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Ingredients:
- Butter
- Sugar
- Egg yolks
- Almond extract
- Flour
- Salt
- Jam
You will need the following items to make this recipe:
- Measuring cup and spoons
- Large bowl
- Electric mixer
- Cookie scoop
- Disposable gloves
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Small spoon
- Wire cooling rack
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Add the butter and sugars to a large bowl and beat on medium-high speed for 3 minutes. The beat in the egg yolks, almond extract and salt.
Add the flour and little at a time and mix. Once all the flour is added and mixed, put some disposable gloves on and form the dough together.
Then use a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop to gather dough. Roll the dough into a ball and arrange on a baking sheet 2 inches apart. Press into the ball with the tip of your finger, then again the opposite way; to form a heart.
Fill each heart with jam.
Transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake for 13-15 minutes, until the bottom is just golden.
Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to the cooling rack.
Heart Jelly Cookies
Heart Jelly Cookies are classic thumbprint-style cookies with hearts filled with sweet fruit jam. The soft, buttery cookie pairs perfectly with the bright, glossy jelly center.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tsp almond extract
- Pinch of salt
- 2 ¼ cup flour
- ¼ cup raspberry jam
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the butter and sugars to a large bowl and beat on medium-high speed for 3 minutes. The beat in the egg yolks, almond extract and salt.
- Add the flour and little at a time and mix. Once all the flour is added and mixed, put some disposable gloves on and form the dough together.
- Then use a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop to gather dough. Roll the dough into a ball and arrange on a baking sheet 2 inches apart. Press into the ball with the tip of your finger, then again the opposite way; to form a heart.
- Fill each heart with jam.
- Transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake for 13-15 minutes, until the bottom is just golden.
- Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to the cooling rack.