{"id":6304,"date":"2013-12-13T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=6304"},"modified":"2013-12-13T20:53:26","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T12:53:26","slug":"strawberry-jam-cookies-for-a-ruby-red-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=6304","title":{"rendered":"Strawberry Jam Cookies For A Ruby Red Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jam Sandwich Cookie\" src=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Jam-Sandwich-Cookie.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"493\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Jam Sandwich Cookie 2\" src=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Jam-Sandwich-Cookie-2.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"588\" \/><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These jam sandwich cookies are delightful to bake for a great Christmas treat at home. Making them is simple; assembling them is fun too. The ruby red colour of the jam peering out of the hole at the center of each cookie &#8211; like that of a glittering gem &#8211; would beckon to even the most nonchalant guest at a party.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unsalted butter: 150g, softened<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Icing sugar: 100g, sifted<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lemon essence: 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Egg yolk: 2, large<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Plain flour: 350g<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Salt: 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Strawberry jam: 3\/4 cup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Method<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Preheat oven at 190 degrees Celsius.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beat butter, sugar\u00a0 and lemon essence at medium speed till light and fluffy.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beat in egg yolks.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sift in flour and salt.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Knead to form smooth dough. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 min.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Roll out dough to 3mm thickness on floured surface.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Using a fluted cookie cutter, stamp out as many cookies as the dough allows.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Using a small round cookie cutter, stamp out holes from the center of half the number of cookies.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Place cookies on a greased baking tray. Bake 10 min till edges start to brown.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Remove from oven and leave to cool.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spoon 1\/2 tsp jam onto the round cookies.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Place the holed-out cookies on top of the jam to form the sandwiches.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Jam-Sandwich-Cookie-3.jpg\"><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Jam Sandwich Cookie 3\" src=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Jam-Sandwich-Cookie-3.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"476\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Tricks<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If desired, sprinkle the holed-out cookies with icing sugar first before assembling them. That&#8217;s how I get to celebrate a white Christmas in a winter-less wonderland!<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Use other types of jam such as orange marmalade or even those of your very own make to create your own platter of colourful gem (jam) cookies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Serving<\/strong><\/em>:<br \/>\n20 &#8211; 25 sandwich cookies depending on size of cookie cutters<\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0;float:left;height:40px;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=6304\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"verdana\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These jam sandwich cookies are delightful to bake for a great Christmas treat at home. Making them is simple; assembling them is fun too. 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