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These Strawberry Cookies are sure to be a Crowd Pleaser

Looking for a quick treat that family and friends will love then try these strawberry cookies?

19/12/2021

 

 

 

 

Treat your family and friends to these festive Xmas cookies filled with stawberry jam.

 

 

The home can be a hectic place over the holidays and there will no doubt be endless family and friends dropping by to celebrate the season. Having snacks on hand that are easy to bake and delicious to eat is just one way to ensure visitors enjoy the festive season.

 

What's nice about these cookies is that you can substitute the filling for your own choice, and you can make your own jam or buy a jar of organic jam to fill the cookies. For more easy and delicious recipes, visit pinabresciani.com

 

 

 

Modify the shapes and designs to celebrate any occasion or holiday. Think heart for Valentines Day, flower shapes for Mother's Day.

 

 

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YOU WILL NEED:

2 cups of all-purpose flour, sifted

1 cup butter, softened at room temperature

3/4 cup icing sugar, sifted

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup strawberry jam, or your choice of jam filling

Circular cookie cutter, approx. 7 cm

Xmas tree or star cookie cutter, approx. 4 cm

Rolling pin

Wax paper

Baking sheet, large

 

 

 

 

 

Fill these delicious treats with your favourite jam flavour.

 

 

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HERE'S HOW:

 

  1. Let the butter sit on the kitchen counter until it is soft or else it won't mix well.
  2. Preheat the oven to 160oC.
  3. Use a mixer and paddle attachment to combine the butter, vanilla, salt and icing sugar. The icing sugar must be sifted before adding to the mix. Beat until fluffy and light which should take around 3 to 4 minutes. Add well-sifted flour into the bowl and mix until a ball of dough starts to form.
  4. Now it is time to remove dough from the mixer and knead with your hands for about 1 minute. Wrap the dough ball in cling wrap and place in the fridge for about 30 minutes to allow the dough to harden for easier rolling out.
  5. Liberally sprinkle the countertop with flour and then use a rolling pin to roll out dough to a thickness of about 6mm.
  6. Using a 7 cm diameter cookie cutter, cut out the shapes. You can hand knead any remaining dough to cut more circle shapes. Cut out the Xmas tree or star shapes with a 4 cm cutter and arrange on a baking sheet covered with wax paper.
  7. Bake for approximately 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Rotate the racks from top to bottom about halfway through. Remove from the oven and let them cool.
  8. Assemble the cookie halves with a layer of strawberry jam and then dust with icing sugar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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