I have been very much inactive in the kitchen for the past two weeks. Even for the snacks to send for Sruti, I opted for store bought biscuits and snacks. Sruti has been pestering me for a home made snack and I thought I would prepare something for her. This Jam Blossoms recipe is from King Arthur Flour and I had it bookmarked for long since the day this BM #32 was announced. I have a spread sheet online and I update it with the recipes to be done. Though I have finished cooking half the recipes, I am yet to prepare the other half. So I had to get back to baking so that I can successfully finish off this Blogging Marathon. I first thought of making jam at home but then I just went and bought a small box of Kissan mixed fruit jam to make life easier. When I saw the original recipe, I didn’t have any idea why this cookies was called as blossoms. But when I prepared it I just knew it. When you press the dough the cracks appear making the cookies look like small flowers and the jam enhances the look of the cookies. These are quite easy to prepare and are ready within 30 minutes. Preheat your oven before starting on the dough and it when the cookies are ready your oven will also be ready for baking. Sruti enjoyed it very much and took it to her school for three days continuously.
Recipe Source: King Arthur’s Flour
Ingredients:
Icing Sugar-1/2 cup
Butter-1/2 cup
Salt-1/4 tsp
Vanilla Essence-1 tsp
Almond Extract-1/4 tsp
Flour-1 cup
Jam-1/2 cup
Procedure:
1. Cream together butter and sugar.
2. Add the extracts and mix well.
3. Mix together salt and flour in another bowl.
4. Add it to the butter mixture and mix to form a crumbly dough.
5. Pinch out small portions of the dough and roll it into a ball.
6. Place the balls on a greased baking tray spacing 2″ between the dough balls.
7. With a flat bowl press the balls to make a 1/4″ cookie.
8. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cookies start browning at the bottom.
9. Remove from oven and with a small bottle lid press the still soft cookies in the middle to make a small indentation. You need to work fast because when the cookies cool down they become crisp.
10. Place a dollop of jam into the indentation and allow the cookies to cool completely.
11. Store it in a single layer in a large air tight box.
12. Enjoy!!!
Cream together sugar, butter and extracts.
Add flour to the creamed mixture.
Make a crumbly dough.
Make small balls out of the dough and place them on a greased tray.
With a flat bowl press the ball into a cookie. See how the cracks make the cookie like a flower.
Once baked, with a small cap press the soft cookies in the middle.
You can see the indentations in the cookies.
Add a dollop of jam in the centre. Allow it to cool completely.
Serve and Enjoy!!!!
Aren’t they cute???
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These are looking so cute I could just stare at them for hours…beautiful cookies
Yes they are so cute!!! I also have made Jam biscuits.. same pinch!!
Sowmya
These look so cute and yummy, want to eat them all!
Hey these cookies are very pretty. So tempting 🙂
very very cute !!!
wow .. very cute… I thought the jam is generally added before baking… and not after ..
yes, they do look really cute… i guess my kids would love this…
Cute and pretty beautiful jam blossoms..Soo attractive.
wow fabulous cookies looks so yummy and cute blossoms 🙂 very attractive!!
So beautiful jam blossoms ! Lovely clicks…
looks so delicious. Drooling here 🙂
cute aks… i never shy to have all these from u…;)
Super tempting jam cookies.
looking so good.. can i grab some
Those biscuits are so cute gayathri..will surely be trying it for my kids..
so new to me. Most jam cookies I know the jam is placed inside before the baking not after.
very cute..I also made similar biscuits but differently!!
Kids favourite cookies. They really look like little flowers.
Looks so cute. am making them tonight -ordered by my lil one for her snack box 🙂
These are beautiful..very colorful and soft.
They look beautiful & yummy..
so wonderful they looks so beautiful.
My son’s snacks is almost always fruits and I guess I am just lucky that he is not used to these for snacks..I will be in trouble that way :-))…The jam thumb prints look good!
I baked jam cookies too but these look very cute. Loved the shape
so cute…How do we store this cookies? Do we put the jam in before every serving?
Sandhya, you need to store it in a single layer in a large box. If you add the jam when the cookies are still hot, they will melt little and stick to the cookies. If storing is a problem then you can add the jam while serving..
LOve this cutie bites… awesome
These ook so delicious. Glad you di complete the BM Gayatri.
Hi Gayatri, I am a new visitor for your site. I liked your way of presenting the recipies, I am going through the recipe Jam Blossoms and I have a doubt. Can we use powdered sugar in place of icing sugar? Or Icing sugar is a must for this recipe? Please reply.
Hi Suseela, You can add powdered sugar. Then you need to add a teaspoon of cornflour along with it..
Wow.. These look so delicious.. Can the jam be placed on the cookies and baked instead of adding it after baking..?
If you add it before baking, the jam would boil and spill over and mar the look of the cookies..