GRANNY'S STRAWBERRY PRESERVES-FILLED COOKIES

Granny's Strawberry Preserves-Filled Cookies image

Lightly spiced, soft cookies with a strawberry jam filling. Mmmmm! These are my favorite of the cookies mom makes every Christmas.

Provided by Julie Holden

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Strawberry Dessert Recipes

Time 3h15m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
¼ cup milk
1 teaspoon vinegar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
6 tablespoons strawberry preserves, or as needed

Steps:

Beat shortening, white sugar, and brown sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy and smooth.
Mix milk and vinegar together and let stand 5 minutes to make 'sour milk'. Stir sour milk, eggs, and vanilla extract into shortening mixture.
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Mix flour mixture into shortening mixture until incorporated. Refrigerate until fully chilled, 2 hours to overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Roll dough to a 1/8-inch thickness on a floured surface; cut into 2-inch rounds using a cookie cutter. Spoon 1 teaspoon preserves into the center of half the cookies; cover with remaining cookies. Lightly press edges of cookies together using a fork. Cut criss-cross slits into the top of each cookie using a knife. Arrange cookies on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are golden, 13 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 153.3 calories, Carbohydrate 23.2 g, Cholesterol 10.5 mg, Fat 6.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 119.7 mg, Sugar 13.7 g