Description
Homemade heart jam cookies deliver sweet moments right from your kitchen, bringing delightful comfort with each buttery, jam-filled bite. Baking these treats connects family and friends through simple, loving ingredients that make memories sparkle.
Ingredients
Scale
Base Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 large egg
Supporting Sweet Ingredients:
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup strawberry jam
Flavor and Seasoning:
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Cream 1 cup softened unsalted butter with ½ cup powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl until smooth and fluffy.
- Blend in 1 large egg until the mixture becomes completely uniform and silky.
- Gently sift 2 cups all-purpose flour and ¼ tsp salt into the butter mixture, stirring carefully until a soft dough develops.
- Encase the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to help it firm up and enhance flavor.
- Heat your oven to 350°F and cover two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Shape the chilled dough into 1-inch round balls, positioning them 2 inches apart on the prepared sheets.
- Press your thumb gently into the center of each cookie ball to create a small well.
- Carefully spoon ½ teaspoon of strawberry jam into each indentation.
- Sprinkle ¼ cup granulated sugar lightly across the surface of each unbaked cookie.
- Slide the baking sheets into the 350°F oven and bake for 12-14 minutes until cookie edges turn a delicate golden color.
- Remove cookies from the oven and allow them to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.
- Transfer the cookies to a wire cooling rack and let them reach room temperature completely.
- Optional: Dust the cooled cookies with an extra light sprinkle of powdered sugar just before serving.
Notes
- Chill the dough thoroughly to prevent spreading and maintain the heart-shaped indentation during baking.
- Use room temperature butter for a smoother, more even cookie texture that blends easily with other ingredients.
- Experiment with different jam flavors like raspberry, apricot, or mixed berry to customize the cookies to your taste.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free flour blend and ensure all ingredients are certified gluten-free.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-14 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 192 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg