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Buttery Jam Cookies

Here's how you make Buttery Jam Cookies
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  • Servings: 24
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 12m
    • The following recipe serves 24 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup cherry preserves
  • Granulated sugar
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 375°.

  • Step 2: Whisk dry ingredients together and set aside.

  • Step 3: Beat butter until light and fluffy.

  • Step 4: Add sugar and beat for 1 minute.

  • Step 5: Add egg and beat for 2 minutes more. The mixture will be satiny.

  • Step 6: Add milk and vanilla and beat just to combine. Don't worry if the mixture looks curdled.

  • Step 7: With mixer at low speed, add jam and beat 1 minute.

  • Step 8: Still at low speed, beat in dry ingredients just until combined. Dough will be very thick.

  • Step 9: Drop rounded teaspoons of dough into the sugar.

  • Step 10: Toss to coat and place 1" apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.

  • Step 11: Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until cookies are firm and lightly browned around the edges.

  • Step 12: Cool on cookie sheets for 1 minute, then transfer to racks.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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