Description
These buttery raspberry crumble cookies melt in your mouth with a delightful jam center that makes your taste buds dance. Packed with simple ingredients and easy steps, this sweet treat brings warmth to your kitchen without any fuss.
Ingredients
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Base Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
Sweet & Binding Ingredients:
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup raspberry jam
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Seasoning Ingredients:
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Cream ½ cup softened unsalted butter with ½ cup powdered sugar until the mixture transforms into a fluffy, pale consistency.
- Incorporate 1 large egg and 1 tsp vanilla extract into the butter blend, stirring until completely integrated.
- Gently sift 2 cups flour and ¼ tsp salt into the wet ingredients, mixing until a tender dough emerges.
- Encase the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for exactly 30 minutes to firm up.
- Heat your oven to precisely 350°F and arrange two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Shape the chilled dough into small 1-inch spherical portions.
- Press a gentle thumbprint into the center of each cookie to create a small well.
- Combine ½ cup raspberry jam, ¼ cup granulated sugar, 2 tbsp cornstarch, and 1 tbsp lemon zest in a separate container.
- Delicately spoon 1 teaspoon of the raspberry jam mixture into each cookie’s center indentation.
- Slide the cookies into the preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes until the edges turn a delicate golden shade.
- Carefully extract the baking sheets and allow cookies to rest for 5 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack and let them reach room temperature.
- Dust the completely cooled cookies with an elegant sprinkle of powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
- Chill the dough thoroughly to prevent spreading and ensure a perfect cookie shape during baking.
- Use high-quality raspberry jam for the best flavor and most vibrant filling.
- Make sure your butter is softened but not melted to achieve the ideal cookie texture.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free flour blend and check that your jam is gluten-free.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 140 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 55 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg