Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Jam sandwich cookies

Jam sandwich cookies

Baking cookies is not something common here in Brazil, so the ones I had growing up were of the store-bought variety. As a kid, I was never a fan of sandwich cookies. My friends and cousins loved them, and they would even open up the cookie and eat the entire filling first. The cookies I liked were the simple, plain ones. Like digestive cookies and such. When I was 6-7 there were cookies shaped like the characters from “The Flintstones” – those were my absolute favorites.

But things change and now I like many types of cookies – pretty much all, I could say. The lovely Steph is holding a special event and she wants to know her readers’ favorite cookies. Mine are lemon cookies (surprise, surprise). :)
Go there and take part, too – there’s a prize involved!

Even though there’s no lemon in these, they are delicious, too – I made them for a friend who had a hard time a couple of weeks ago.

My only advice here is to avoid much too sweet jams – in my opinion, a tart filling would go better with these cookies.

Jam sandwich cookies

Jam sandwich cookies
from here

Baking Mix:
3 cups (420g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
1 ½ cups (300g) sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ tablespoon salt

Cookies:
4 cups Baking Mix, spooned and leveled
1 cup (2 sticks/226g) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
½ cup (120ml) whole milk
1 cup seedless jam or jelly – I used blackberry jam, seeds and all

Start by making the mix: in a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 months. Whisk before using.
Makes about 4 ¼ cups – you’ll need 4 for the recipe

Now, the cookies: preheat oven to 175ºC/350ºF. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In a food processor, pulse baking mix and butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add milk; pulse until a dough forms – I used the Kitchen Aid with the paddle attachment.

Drop dough by heaping tablespoons* onto sheets, 3 inches (7.5cm) apart - you will fit about 9 cookies to a sheet; bake in two batches to make a total of 36 cookies. Bake until cookies begin to turn golden but center is still pale, 12 to 14 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Spread flat side of half the cookies with 2 teaspoons jam each; sandwich with remaining cookies.

Makes 18
* I did not want very large cookies, so I used leveled tablespoons of dough and got 25 sandwich cookies

Jam sandwich cookies

18 comments:

  1. Yum again! I love the lemon flavour mixed with the jam here Patricia!

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  2. AnonymousJuly 02, 2008

    Your cookies look lovely!

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  3. You like all cookies? Hah, I never had any doubt, my friend ;) (you didn't like sandwich cookies as a kid? Not even Oreos?!? :O )
    Those look about as perfect as can be! I agree, a tart jam is a better companion to cookies :)

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  4. Auntie Pati, here's Arwen and Leia....asking you for some cookies ;).
    Kind of shortcrust cookies, right?

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  5. A little bit of lemon zest in the cookie dough or filling would be lovely, yes? Cookies are really the only thing I like to bake.

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  6. Patricia :-D finally I'm back so sorry for my absence! Wow ! it's the only word that comes to my mind right now seeing those gorgeous cookies! fantastic!
    excellent as ever hun ;-)
    Silvia

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  7. AnonymousJuly 02, 2008

    These just warm my heart. I love them! So delicate and perfect looking.

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  8. Beautiful! Bookmarked! :-)

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  9. They look delicious, with a little jam peeking out from in between perfectly round cookies, beautiful Patricia!

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  10. Those jam cookies look delicious, and I can imagine lots of ways they could be filled. Thanks for the tip about using a tart filling.
    Shari@Whisk: a food blog

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  11. Oooh, I just made some strawberry rhubarb jam earlier this week that would probably be fabulous in these. They look delicious!

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  12. I've never made sandwich cookies and, like you, was never crazy about them. But these look delightful and homemade sandwich cookies are probably much better than store bought! I might give them a try! :)

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  13. Patricia,

    Those cookies are just so pretty!

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  14. I was one of those kids that always ate the filling first. I think I would love these.

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  15. Hi, I have just found you blog and I am enjoying your posts. Oh and I have tagged you too. So only if you want to play come see my post. Or just visit me anyway! Great photos BTW!

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  16. Pete, there's no lemon here, my friend, but that is a great idea. :)

    Ann, thank you!

    Mark, I know you saw that coming. hahaha
    Oreos are quite new around here, I was a big girl when they arrived in Brazil. And I love them. :)

    Dita, Arwen and Leia are more than welcome to have as many cookies as they want!
    I think they are, sweetie - but without eggs.

    Lydia, yes! Lemon zest is always a winner in my book!

    Silvia, I have missed you, sweetheart!
    xoxoxoxox

    Cathy, thank you, darling!

    Arundathi, thank you! I hope you try them!

    LyB, thank you, my friend!

    Shari, I think you are right.

    Deb, that jam sounds amazing!

    Niki, I think you should!

    Ivonne, thank you, darling!

    KJ, really? My brother did it too - as a matter of fact, I think he still does it, and now he's 27. :)

    Robin, thank you for your kind words!

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  17. AnonymousJuly 08, 2008

    I am going to have to try these cookies! I know my kids would love them.

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  18. Patricia you must never sleep because you have been busy in the kitchen! These cookies look perfect and they would cheer anyone up. You're a great friend.

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