BLACKBERRY WALNUT COOKIES

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Provided by Paul Grimes

Yield Makes about 20 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

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2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup walnuts, toasted, cooled, and finely chopped
About 1/2 cup seedless blackberry or raspberry jam
Garnish: confectioners sugar for dusting

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
Blend together butter, sugars, vanilla, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl with a fork. Stir in flour and nuts (dough will be sticky).
Form level tablespoons of dough into balls (total of 40) and arrange 2 inches apart on 2 ungreased large baking sheets. Flatten balls to 1/3 inch thick using bottom of a glass dipped in flour. Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until edges are golden, about 20 minutes. Cool cookies on sheets 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
Spoon 1 teaspoon jam onto flat sides of 20 cookies, then sandwich with remaining cookies.