Jam Cookies

Delicate buttery shortbread cookies filled with jam. Depending on the type of jam, the cookies turn out slightly different every time — tangy, sweet, or bursting with berry flavor. I used decorative cookie cutters, but if you do not have any, you can simply cut circles or squares from the dough and sandwich them together with jam 

Ingredients

For the dough

• 200 g butter

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 2 egg yolks

• 2 tbsp lemon juice

• 2 tbsp orange juice

• 2.5 cups flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

For the filling

• favorite jam or preserves

Steps

1. Beat softened butter with sugar and egg yolks using a whisk

2. Add the juices and gradually mix in the flour and baking powder, forming a soft elastic dough

3. Shape the dough into a ball and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes

4. Roll out the dough to about 2–3 mm thickness

5. Cut out cookie shapes, including matching shapes with holes in the center

6. Place a small amount of jam onto each whole cookie

7. Top with the cut-out cookies

8. Bake in a preheated 180°C (350°F) oven for about 15 minutes