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Springtime/Easter Cookies
These Springtime/Easter Cookies are buttery, soft cookies cut into rounds with a smooth surface for decoration. Made with simple ingredients like butter, sugar, and flour, they are paired with a pastel-colored icing made from confectioners sugar and a small amount of liquid to achieve the right consistency. Raspberry jam adds a touch of sweetness and moisture between cookie layers for an attractive and flavorful treat.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
24
double cookies
Calories:
209 kcal
Course:
Bread, Baked Goods
Cuisine:
British, Scottish
Ingredients
- 8 oz butter softened, salted
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (good quality, sifted)
- ¼ cup raspberry jam (approximately ½ tsp per cookie -see notes)
- 4 cups confectioners sugar powdered/icing sugar, sifted
- 2 Tbsp water (or milk - use a little at a time - see notes)
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar together, then add flour and mix until a dough forms.
- Place half of the dough onto to a well-floured surface, and roll out to about ¼" thickness. Cut with a round cookie cutter (I use a 2" or 2 ½" cutter.)
- Using a metal spatula or turner, lift each cookie then place onto a prepared cookie sheet (I like to use a silicone sheet) and bake in a 350º F oven for 8-10 minutes. (They should not start to brown. (I turn my trays around halfway through baking to make sure they cook evenly.)
- Remove the tray from the oven and set aside for a few minutes before transferring cookies onto a cooling rack. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Allow to cool completely, then pair off similar shaped cookies together, placing the smoothest cookie on top.
- Prepare the icing: Mix together confectioner's sugar and milk; the icing should be the consistency of Elmer's Glue (it will look like it too!) Color it into pastel colors of your choice.
- Spread or pipe some icing on each top cookie only; do not ice all of them. I love to use a condiment style bottle to do the outline, then fill in the center. It's really fun, and easy enough for kids to do!
- Set aside with its mate and before the icing sets, add a little royal icing flower. I usually let these dry overnight; they need at least 6 hours for the icing to set.
- When the icing is dry, sandwich the cookies together with some raspberry jam. Place a few on a festive plate, or box them up for a lovely gift!
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Notes
- Use a good quality, well-flavored raspberry jam such as Mackay's or Bonne Maman for superior taste.
- Add liquid to the icing gradually and mix until the consistency resembles glue; adjust with more or less liquid as needed for proper spreading and setting.
- Use softened salted butter for the dough to achieve a tender texture.
Nutrition Information
Serving
2cookies
Calories
209kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
0.3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
63mg
(3%)
Potassium
17mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
25g
(50%)
Vitamin A
236IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
0.3mg
(0%)
Calcium
5mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 double cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 209
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2cookies | |
| Calories | 209kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 63mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 17mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 236IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.