Berry Shortbread Dreams Recipe

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From Bay City, Texas, Mildred Sherrer writes, "Raspberry jam adds fruity sweetness to these rich-tasting cookies. They will absolutely melt in your mouth!"

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Berry Shortbread Dreams Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min.
  • Yield: 21 Servings
20 15 35

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
  • GLAZE:
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons water

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract; gradually add flour until dough forms a ball. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle.
  • Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center. Fill with jam.
  • Bake at 350° for 14-18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  • Spoon additional jam into cookies if desired. Combine confectioners' sugar, extract and enough water to achieve drizzling consistency; drizzle over cookies. Yield: about 3-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 180 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 88 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Berry Shortbread Dreams in Taste of Home April/May 2001, p18

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Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2011 by renee4gourmet

These cookies are a Melt In Your Mouth kind of cookie! Not too sweet and very pretty. I plan to add a little green and red food coloring to drizzle for the holiday.


Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by stwood64

My family loves these cookies! They don't even have time to completely cool before they're gone. I add a bit more jam to the center after baking because during the baking process the jam levels go down a bit.


Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2011 by junedunkle

When I take these cookies to events, I'm always asked for the recipe. They are easy to make and better to eat.


Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2011 by 1275

These cookies are great! I would suggest halving the recipe- they are best fresh. They might take a little more fuss to make but they're so cute! The shortbread is not overly sweet and the jelly and glaze easily make up for it. Instead of using a wooden spoon handle, try just using your thumb. I put about a teaspoon of jelly in every cookie. To make the glaze easy to drizzle, spoon all the glaze into a plastic sandwich bag and cut a tiny cut- don't be tempted to make it big- the more smaller the better. Then squeeze the bag and drizzle over cookies. They turned out great and the glaze looked just like the picture!


Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2011 by vmjourdan

This might very well be the best cookie I have ever eaten!! So delicious!

 
 
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