Gelatin or any other thickening agent will also do. Alternatively, a more runny type of jam can be thickened with 1/2 teaspoon of cornstarch to 1 tablespoon of jam. Thick jam will thicken even more in the oven and will become slightly chewy - I love that. Any jam will do, as long as it is thick and doesn't spread out quickly. Pipe the cookies onto a baking sheet, put a drop of jam in the middle and bake. This is necessary to soften the dough so that it can be piped more easily. This recipe, unlike classic shortbread recipes, makes use of an egg white. First, soften your butter in a microwave, then mix it with powdered sugar, then add the rest of the ingredients and mix thoroughly. I imagine gas ovens can do that very quickly, but I can only speculate.Īnyway, the process is super simple. That is, of course, if your oven can get pre-heated in 10 minutes.
They taste super, melt in your mouth, have a drop of chewy jam in the middle, and can be made in 25 minutes. I really don't know what not to like about them. These shortbread cookies with jam have been one of my favorite for a very long time.
