BEURRE & SEL'S JAMMERS

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Categories Cookies Berry Dessert Bake Christmas

Yield 33-36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

Cookie Dough
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
2 large egg yolks, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
Streusel and Assembly
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
5 1/2 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup thick jam, such as quince, apricot, and blackberry

Steps:

Cookie Dough. Using an electric mixer at medium speed, beat butter in a large bowl until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes. Add both sugars and salt, then beat until well blended, about 1 minute. Reduce speed to low; beat in egg yolks and vanilla. Add flour n a few batches and mix just to combine. Dough will be soft and slightly sticky. Dump the dough onto the counter or cutter board, and divide it in half. Place each half between sheets of parchment or waxed paper. Flatten dough into disks. Working with 1 disk at a time, roll out dough, occasionally lifting paper on both sides for easy rolling, until the dough is 1/4 inches thick. Freeze the two rounds of dough in the paper until firm, at least 2 hours. DO AHEAD: Dough can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep frozen. Streusel. Mix flour, sugar, and salt in a small mixing bowl. Using your fingertips, rub butter and vanilla into dry ingredients until no large lumps remain and butter is well incorporated. The streusel will be sandy and hold its shape when pressed between your fingers. Cover and chill in the fridge. DO AHEAD: Streusel can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled. Assembly. Arrange a rack in middle of your oven; preheat to 350°. Take one of the two disks of dough, and using a 2-inch cookie cutter, cut out rounds of frozen dough, then repeat with other dough. Place rounds in bottom of muffin cups and gently pat to flatten.* Continue cutting frozen dough into rounds; gather scraps and repeat process of rolling out and cutting to make 34 rounds. Cover muffin tins with foil and chill in freezer until dough is firm, about 30 minutes or up to 2 days. Spoon 1 tsp jam into center of each round. Using your fingers, sprinkle 1-1 1/2 T streusel around edges of each cookie, trying not to get any in the jam. Bake until sides and streusel are golden, 20-22 minutes. Cool in tins 15 mins, run knife around edges of muffin cups; gently remove. Cool completely on rack. (Store airtight 2 days)