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These strawberry shortbread cookies are the perfect sweet treat! Take a soft, buttery shortbread base and add sweet, tart strawberry jam and you’ve got these strawberry jam shortbread cookies! You’re going to love these strawberry butter cookies so much!
Servings: 26 cookies
Calories: 128kcal
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Ingredients
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar - measured by weight or fluffed using the spoon-and-level method
- 1 teaspoon (2 g) lemon zest
- 1 cup (227 g) salted butter - cold, cubed
- ½ teaspoon (2 ml) pure vanilla extract
- 2 cup (250 g) all-purpose flour - measured by weight or fluffed using the spoon-and-level method
- ⅓ cup (113 g) strawberry jam - or strawberry preserves
- white sparkling sugar - for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Combine powdered sugar and lemon zest in the bowl of a food processor or stand mixer. Mix to combine and bring out lemon oils.
- Add cold cubed butter and cream with sugar mixture until well-combined and smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
- Gradually add in flour, processing until fully incorporated and dough is well mixed. Place dough in refrigerator, covered, to chill for an hour.
- Roll dough into smooth tablespoon-sized balls and place 2 inches apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Use the back of a utensil, your thumb, a teaspoon measuring spoon or a wine cork to press a shallow indentation in the center of each dough ball (about halfway down).
- Fill each indentation with about ½ teaspoon of strawberry jam and sprinkle each with white sparkling sugar (if using).
- Place baking sheet in freezer to chill for 15 minutes while you preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Bake in preheated oven for 13 minutes, or until edges of cookies are slightly golden brown. Let cool for 15 minutes on the baking sheet, then gently transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 cookie | Calories: 128 kcal | Carbohydrates: 15 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 7 g | Saturated Fat: 5 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 19 mg | Sodium: 58 mg | Potassium: 16 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 7 g | Vitamin A: 218 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 5 mg | Iron: 1 mg
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