Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raspberry jam or jelly
- 1 tablespoon Chambord or kirsch
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, at room temperature
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter 2 large baking sheets.
In a small bowl, combine the jam and Chambord. Stir to combine.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt and whisk to blend.
In a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Beat in the egg yolks, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla. Add the flour mixture in 2 additions and beat just until moist clumps form. Gather the dough together into a ball.
Pinch off the dough to form 1-inch balls. Place on the prepared baking sheets, spacing 1-inch apart. Use your floured index finger or 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon to create depressions in the center of each ball. Fill each indentation with nearly 1/2 teaspoon of the jam mixture. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
Transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
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By carol mac
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on April 11, 2013
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Loved, loved, LOVED these cookies! I made the following changes: chilled the dough over night, formed the balls then put 'em in the fridge for 10 mins before filling. Baked for 14 mins. If you chill dough before baking, cookies wont spread. I also added 1/4 tea of almond extract. I didn't have chambord or kirch, fresh lemon zest/juice is the key :
By PiratesOfCatan
Portland, OR
on January 01, 2013
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The recipe worked out great with the Chambord and fresh Raspberry preserves. The yield was less than it claimed. If we used the size of dough balls they suggested, then when we pressed in the hole for the filling, it caused the edges all around to crack. We had to use slightly larger balls in order to prevent cracking. The larger cookies allowed for perfect edges, great consistency, and plenty of filling.
By mauiel
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on May 08, 2012
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These are absolutely fabulous!
I do, of course, have one suggestion. The dough is easier to work with if you stick in the refrigerator for a few minutes.
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