🍽️ Star-Shaped Jam Sandwich Cookies

Name: Star-Shaped Jam Sandwich Cookies
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 425 g flour; 100 g finely ground almond kernels; 250 g cold butter; 125 g fine sugar; 1 egg; 1 tbsp whipping cream; flour (for working); 250 g jelly (e.g. redcurrant or cherry); 10 ml rum; powdered sugar (for dusting)

356 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

425 g flour
100 g finely ground almond kernels
250 g cold butter
125 g fine sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp whipping cream
flour (for working)
250 g jelly (e.g. redcurrant or cherry)
10 ml rum
powdered sugar (for dusting)

Instructions

1. Put the flour and ground almonds into a bowl.
2. Add the butter pieces, sugar, egg, and cream.
3. Quickly knead the ingredients together into a soft shortcrust dough.
4. Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap.
5. Place the dough in the refrigerator for about 1 hour to rest.
6. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
7. Lightly dust a work surface with flour.
8. Roll out the dough on the floured surface to about 3 millimeters thickness.
9. Cut out star shapes from the dough.
10. Take half of the stars and cut a small hole in the center of each.
11. Line the baking sheets with baking paper.
12. Place all the dough stars side by side on the prepared trays.
13. Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for about 8 to 10 minutes until golden yellow.
14. Mix the jam jelly with the rum in a small bowl.
15. Remove the finished cookies from the tray while still hot.
16. Place a small dollop of the jam mixture on each cookie without a hole.
17. Gently press a cookie with a hole on top to form a sandwich.
18. Lightly dust the finished cookies with powdered sugar.
19. Place the cookies on a cooling rack and let them dry well.

Nutrition per serving

kcal: 356
Protein: 5 g · Fett/Fat: 22 g · Carbs: 35 g