Spritz Cookies With Jam Centers Recipe

Easy, delicious, melt in your mouth cookie recipe with jam in the center.

Ingredients

1 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
dash salt
1 tsp almond extract
Jam for the centers (your choice of jam)

Equipment Needed: Cookie Press

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar

Add egg & beat well

Add flour, baking powder, salt & almond extract and mix well

Fill a cookie press with dough and press out shapes on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat

Add 1/2 teaspoonful of jam to the centre of each cookie and bake at 375° for about 8-10 minutes, keeping an eye on them so they dont burn, until edges are golden brown