Description
Elegant sandwich cookies featuring buttery shortbread and tangy raspberry jam peeking through a charming cutout window. Delicate crumb, festive powdered sugar dusting, and perfect balance of sweet and tart.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
¾ cup sifted icing sugar
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
½ cup Italian raspberry jam (or strained raspberry preserves)
Extra flour, for rolling
Extra icing sugar, for dusting
Instructions
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Preheat oven: Set to 325°F (163°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
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Prepare dough: Beat butter, icing sugar, salt, and vanilla together in a stand mixer until pale, fluffy, and creamy—about 3 minutes.
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Add flour: Gradually mix in sifted flour until just combined. Do not overmix.
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Chill: Form dough into a disc, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm.
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Roll out: On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to ¼‑inch thickness, adding flour as needed to prevent sticking.
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Cut shapes: Use a 3‑inch round cutter for half the cookies (bottoms). For the other half (tops), cut matching shapes and punch out a 1½‑inch center using a smaller or decorative cutter.
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Bake: Arrange cookies on lined sheets and chill 20 minutes. Bake 15–20 minutes, rotating trays halfway, until edges are light golden.
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Cool & assemble: Let cookies cool fully on racks. Spread jam over bottom cookies, dust tops with icing sugar, and gently sandwich together, sugar side up.
Notes
Chill dough thoroughly for clean cuts and ease.
Use high-quality raspberry jam with seeds strained for smooth texture.
Dust tops with sugar before assembling to avoid streaking.
Work on cool surfaces to keep dough from softening.
Store airtight up to one week; flavor improves after a day.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: European / Austrian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (1/18 recipe)
- Calories: 175
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 55 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
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