Description
Homemade jammie dodgers bring British biscuit charm straight to your kitchen, celebrating classic shortbread sandwiched with sweet raspberry jam. Crumbly, buttery cookies promise delightful moments of pure comfort when you bite into these nostalgic treats.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups (240 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (226 grams) unsalted butter, cold, cubed
- 2 egg yolks
Sweeteners:
- 1 1/2 cups (180 grams) powdered sugar
Filling and Flavor Enhancers:
- 1/2 cup (160 grams) strawberry jam or raspberry jam
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Combine flour, powdered sugar, and salt in a spacious mixing bowl, ensuring even distribution of dry ingredients.
- Incorporate cold, diced butter into the mixture, using fingertips or a pastry cutter to create a texture resembling coarse breadcrumbs.
- Gently introduce egg yolks and vanilla extract, blending until a cohesive dough emerges.
- Dust work surface with flour and roll out the dough to an even 1/4 inch thickness, maintaining consistent pressure.
- Utilize a circular cookie cutter to shape the base cookies, then create a smaller central opening in half of the cut-out shapes.
- Arrange cookie shapes onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, ensuring slight separation between each piece.
- Position the baking sheet in a preheated oven at 350F (175C) for 10-12 minutes, watching for delicate golden edges.
- Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool completely on a wire rack, preventing moisture accumulation.
- Dust the cookies with perforated centers with a light veil of powdered sugar for elegant presentation.
- Spread a thin layer of jam across the solid cookie bases, selecting high-quality fruit preserve for optimal flavor.
- Carefully sandwich the powdered and jam-covered cookies together, applying gentle pressure to create a unified treat.
Notes
- Butter Temperature Matters: Keep butter extremely cold and cut into small cubes to achieve the perfect crumbly texture for your shortbread cookies.
- Precision in Rolling: Use a ruler or rolling pin guide to ensure the dough is consistently 1/4 inch thick, guaranteeing uniform baking and professional-looking cookies.
- Jam Selection Tip: Choose a high-quality, thick fruit preserve like raspberry or strawberry that won’t seep through the cookie, maintaining a clean and neat appearance.
- Gluten-Free Adaptation: Swap regular flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to make these jammie dodgers suitable for those with wheat sensitivities without compromising taste or texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 217
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 27 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg