STRAWBERRY JAM TARTS (COOKIES)

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One of my favorite holiday cookies! I make these for Valentine's Day and Christmas! A very delicious tender, sweet cookie.

Provided by Wildflour

Categories     Dessert

Time 57m

Yield 24 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup butter
1 large egg
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
strawberry jam or preserves

Steps:

  • Cream butter and sugar.
  • Add egg and beat.
  • Add milk and vanilla.
  • Add rest of ingredients and mix well.
  • Roll out dough to 1/8" thick.
  • Cut the dough with solid shape cookie cutters such as hearts, christmas trees, etc.
  • With very small cookie cutter of same shape, cut out centers of half of the shapes. (The outside edge pieces go on top of the solid shapes).
  • Gather up bits of cut-out centers and roll out again, repeating til all dough is used up.
  • Place whole shapes onto ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Top each cookie center with a teaspoons or so of strawberry jam.
  • Place cookie shape with cut-out center on top.
  • Seal outside edges all the way around with tines of fork. Pressing to seal.
  • Sprinkle edges with colored sugar.
  • Bake in 350° oven for 11-13 minutes.
  • These do not brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 113, Fat 5.5, SaturatedFat 3.4, Cholesterol 21.5, Sodium 86.3, Carbohydrate 14.2, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 4.2, Protein 1.7

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