Strawberry Jam Cookies
Strawberry jam cookies are shortbread thumbprint cookies with strawberry jam filling. They can be formed into the trendy TikTok heart jam cookies that make a perfect Valentine's Day cookie.
Servings 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- ⅔ cup granulated white sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup strawberry jam or jelly
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, combine the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until the mixture becomes light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
- Mix in the egg yolks and vanilla extract.
- Next, mix in the flour and salt. Blend until the dough comes together into a ball.
- Roll the dough into 1-inch sized round balls. Place them onto the prepared cookie sheet.
- To create the heart-shaped centers, use your thumbs to create each half of the heart, angling the bottom of your thumb toward the center. Alternatively, use the top of a dull butter knife to create the tops of of the heart, angling the bottom of the knife toward the center before rotating the knife to create the other heart top.
- Carefully place enough strawberry jam into each newly created heart-shaped divot. Use just enough jam to fill the crater without it overflowing.
- Place the baking sheet into the preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven when the shortbread holds it shape when it is touched, but is still soft.
- Leave the cookies on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes. Move the cookies to a wire rack to continue cooling.