Jam Blossoms

Jam Blossoms
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Melt-in-your-mouth, buttery shortbread cookies are topped with your favorite Jamnation flavor for cookies that are both delicious and beautiful. Unlike traditional thumbprint cookies, the jam doesn’t get baked so it maintains our jams’ perfect luscious consistencies. We recommend Apricot Up in the Moment, To Peach His Own, Razzle Bazzle, Rose to the Grindstone or make it your own!Recipe comes courtesy of Jamnation Jam creator Gillan Reynolds. Click here to check out the full Jamnation lineup of certified Fair Trade artisanal jams.Recipe Adapted from King Arthurs’ Flour
Servings
5
servings
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup room-temperature butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup jamnation, or similar product
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a baking sheet, or line it with parchment.
  2. Combine the sugar, butter, salt, and vanilla and almond extracts, beating till smooth.
  3. Add the flour, again beating till smooth.
  4. Drop the dough in 1" balls onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 1 1/2" between them; a teaspoon cookie scoop works well here.
  5. Using the flat bottom of a glass or measuring cup, flatten the balls gently, to about 1/4" thick.
  6. Bake the cookies for 10 minutes, till their edges are just starting to brown.
  7. Remove the cookies from the oven, and working quickly, firmly press straight down into their centers, to make a shallow indentation about 1 1/4" across. Tip: a flat bottle lid or other round, flat object about 1 1/4" in diameter or the round top of a pestle works great!
  8. Dollop one level teaspoon of Jamnation into the center of each cookie, spreading it to the edges of the indentation, if necessary.
  9. Let the cookies cool completely right on the pan.
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