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Jam Heart Butter Cookies

Jam Heart Butter Cookies

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Jam Heart Butter Cookies are an adorable and delicious sweet treat! Tender and crisp butter cookies with a heart pressed into the middle filled with either raspberry (or strawberry) jam. The perfect Valentine's Day cookie!
Course Desserts & Sweet Treats
Cuisine American
Keyword baking, cake from scratch, heart cookies, Valentine's Day
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 160
Author Laurie McNamara

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 6 ounces raspberry jam or strawberry
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Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350℉ (or 180℃) and line a rimmed metal baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
  • In a mixing bowl (or bowl of your stand mixer), add the butter, sugar and salt. Cream this mixture over low to medium-low speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add the egg yolks, vanilla and almond extract. Mix until incorporated.
  • Lastly, gradually add in the flour, mixing until combined.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thick. Use a biscuit cutter to stamp out 12 cookies. Transfer to the prepared pan and use the rounded end of a spoon to make heart indentions.
  • Add  jam to a resealable bag. Cut off a small portion of the corner and squeeze some of the jam into the hearts. Try not to overfill.
  • Save dough scraps for next batch.
  • Bake on the middle rack for 12 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking.
  • Let cool for 5 minutes on the pan before transferring to a wire rack.
  • Repeat rolling out the dough until you have 12 more cookies. Repeat with making the heart indention, fill with jam and bake.

Notes

Nutrition Disclaimer: All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on SimplyScratch.com should only be used as a general guideline.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 29mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 258IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg