Description
Delightful strawberry butter cookies blend European pastry traditions with sweet, fruity charm. Buttery, crumbly textures melt in your mouth, offering a perfect complement to afternoon tea or coffee.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (226 g) butter, softened
- 2 cups (240 g) cake or all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup (240 g) strawberry jam
- ½ cup (100 g) sugar
- ¾ cup (170 g) butter, softened (for buttercream)
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) powdered sugar
- ½ tbsp (4 g) cornflour (optional)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- Butter Creaming: Whip butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy, achieving a pale, airy consistency.
- Dough Formation: Sift flour into the creamed mixture, gently folding until a cohesive dough develops, being careful not to overmix.
- Dough Preparation: Divide the dough into two equal portions, shape into disks, and sandwich between parchment sheets, rolling to a uniform 5mm thickness.
- Chilling Phase: Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes to firm up and enhance structural integrity.
- Oven Preheating: Activate the oven to 160°C, creating an ideal baking environment.
- Cookie Cutting: Remove chilled dough from refrigerator, dust lightly with flour, and use round cookie cutters to create base cookies and matching tops with decorative window openings.
- Baking Process: Arrange cookie shapes on a baking sheet, baking until edges turn golden and crisp (12-15 minutes).
- Cooling Interlude: Allow cookies to cool completely, establishing a stable foundation for assembly.
- Buttercream Application: Fill a piping bag with buttercream, carefully outlining the cookie base’s perimeter.
- Cookie Sandwiching: Position the windowed cookie top, gently pressing to create a perfect sandwich.
- Jam Filling: Prepare strawberry jam by warming and thickening with cornflour, then cool completely.
- Final Assembly: Pipe cooled strawberry jam into the cookie’s center and dust with powdered sugar for an elegant finish.
Notes
- Butter Temperature Matters: Ensure butter is softened but not melted for the perfect creamy base that guarantees a smooth, light cookie texture.
- Chill Dough Strategically: Refrigerating the dough helps prevent spreading and maintains precise cookie shapes during baking.
- Jam Consistency Counts: Thicken strawberry jam with cornflour to prevent runny filling and create a stable, clean sandwich cookie.
- Handle with Care: Use gentle folding techniques when mixing to keep the dough tender and avoid overworking, which can create tough cookies.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 206
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 95 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg