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Jammie Dodgers

Try these easy homemade jammie dodger biscuits! They're quick, tasty and customisable. Add a dusting of icing sugar to turn them into Christmas Linzer cookies.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Chilling
30 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 15
Calories: 181 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American , British , Austrian

Ingredients

  • 200 g butter (¾ cup) at room temperature
  • 80 g powdered icing sugar (confectioner's sugar ⅔ cup) plus extra for dusting
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 250 g plain flour (all purpose flour, 2 cups)
  • jam to Fill

Instructions

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  1. Cream the butter and icing sugar together with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  2. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and mix to combine well.
  3. Mix in the flour until it makes a soft dough. It will be soft, but shouldn’t be too sticky to manage. If it is, mix in another tablespoon of flour.
  4. Chill the dough, wrapped in clingfilm, in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
  5. Heat the oven to 180C/350F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  6. Roll half of the dough out (keep the other half in the fridge) on a lightly floured surface to about 1 cm thick.
  7. Cut out rounds with an 7cm or 8cm cookie cutter. For half of the rounds, cut another, smaller shape in the middle to form a window.Re-roll any trimmings and make an equal amount of plain and windowed biscuits.
  8. Place the biscuits on the baking tray and bake for 10 minutes. Allow the biscuits to cool on the tray.
  9. Sandwich a small dollop of jam between the plain and windowed biscuits and then dust with sieved powdered icing sugar.

Notes

  • The dough will be very sticky before chilling. Just scrape it together as best you can and wrap.
  • The dough is very soft, so lightly roll it, shifting it gently after each roll so it doesn’t adhere to the countertop too much.
  • Use a flat spatula to gently lift the cutouts onto the baking tray.
  • Don’t overbake the cookies; they should be very pale and only very slightly golden.
  • Allow to cool completely before adding the jam of it will melt.

Nutrition Information

Calories 181kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 18g (6%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Cholesterol 41mg (14%) Sodium 96mg (4%) Potassium 21mg (1%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 350IU (7%) Calcium 7mg (1%) Iron 0.8mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 15Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 181

% Daily Value*

Calories 181kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 18g 6%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 41mg 14%
Sodium 96mg 4%
Potassium 21mg 0%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 350IU 7%
Calcium 7mg 1%
Iron 0.8mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.