Jam Filled Shortbread Cookies

DIFFICULTY
Average Average
COOK TIME
Under 1 hr. Under 1 hr.
SERVES
8-10 8-10
Jam Filled Shortbread Cookies
Main ingredients
  • Dairy
Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

  • 2 cups butter
  • 4 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • Raspberry or Strawberry jam

  • Method

  • 1
    Cream together the softened butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the flour and mix until combined.
  • 2
    Place the dough on a clean surface and knead it for 3 to 5 minutes. Cover the dough in plastic wrap and store in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
  • 3
    Preheat the oven to 180C.
  • 4
    On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough to be about ½ cm thick. Work in small batches, leaving some dough in the fridge to ensure it stays as cold as possible.
  • 5
    Using a cookie cutter, cut out the shapes. For half the cookies, use a smaller cookie cutter to remove the middle of the cookie. Repeat for the remaining dough.
  • 6
    Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until they are a light golden colour.
  • 7
    Allow the cookies to cool completely. Spread the raspberry jam on the full cookies and place a cutout cookie overtop.
  • 8
    Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve.