Heart Jam Cookies

These melt in your mouth Heart Jam Cookies are the sweetest treats you can give your sweetheart. Full of buttery flavor and tart raspberry jam, these cookies have a heart on top that make them perfect for Valentine's Day or any time of year for a special treat.

Prep Time20

Cook Time11

Freezer Time30

Total Time1 1

Course: Dessert and Pastries

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 234kcal

Author: Tristin - Home Cooked Harvest

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups (280 g) all purpose flour
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
1/3 cup light brown sugar packed
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup raspberry jam

Instructions

Line two 13x9 baking sheets with well fitting parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, and salt. Set aside.
In the large bowl of a stand mixer or with a hand mixer, cream together the butter with the sugars with the paddle attachment starting with medium speed and gradually increasing to medium high for 2-3 minutes until lighter and creamy.
Scrape down the bowl, mix in the egg yolk, vanilla, and almond extract.
Set the mixture to low and slowly add in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Scrape down the bowl as needed.
Using a 1 tablespoon sized dough scoop, make dough balls. Roll them as smoothly as possible between your palms.
Place each dough ball 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet. Gently press the heart shape into the top of the cookie dough with a pinky finger. Place the cookie sheet into the freezer for 30 minutes or the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Pull the baking sheets from the freezer. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Put the fruit preserves into a small microwave safe bowl and heat for 10-15 seconds until it's a little runny. Using a 1/4 teaspoon or a very small spoon, fill the heart indent to the brim with about 1/2 teaspoon of jam.
Cook each tray of cookies for 10-12 minutes until the cookie edges just start to turn golden brown.
Let cookies cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack.

Notes

Add lemon zest or orange zest to the batter.

You could roll the cookie dough balls in sanding sugar or granulated sugar before adding the thumbprint.

Leave out the almond extract, it will leave a simpler flavor.
Cookies will last a week in an airtight container at room temperature or 2 weeks in the refrigerator.

* Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.

Nutrition