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Jam Filled Cookies

These are delicate, buttery, and just sweet enough with a jam center!
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Ingredients
  

  • ¾ cup Butter or a dairy free "butter" I use Earth Balance
  • ½ cup Powdered Sugar
  • 2 Egg yolks
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract or almond extract
  • cups Gluten free flour blend check out my easy gluten free flour blend!
  • 1 cup Jam of your choice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 325°
  • In a medium sized bowl cream butter with an electric mixer. Add sugar and mix. Add egg yolks and extract. Beat at medium speed till fluffy. Add flour and blend slowly.
  • Form dough into disc wrapped in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Lightly flour parchment paper and roll the dough with rolling pin to about ¼ in thick. using a biscuit cutter or a glass cut out little discs about 3 inches round. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Put about a teaspoon of jam in the center of half of the discs you cut out. Top with the other half. With a fork gently press the edges together to make a cute design. Bake for about 15 minutes or untill edges start to brown.
  • Cool on wire rack then enjoy!
Keyword Cookies, Jam