Description
Blueberry jammy cookies blend buttery sweetness with tangy fruit in a delightful coastal Maine-inspired treat. Homemade jam nestled between delicate shortbread layers creates an irresistible dessert you’ll crave with afternoon tea or coffee.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 12 ounces (340 grams) fresh blueberries
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
Binding/Thickening Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) lemon juice
- 1/2 tablespoon (7.5 grams) cornstarch
Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) vanilla extract
Instructions
- Craft a luscious blueberry jam by simmering blueberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a small saucepan over medium heat until berries disintegrate and mixture thickens, approximately 8-10 minutes.
- Incorporate vanilla extract and cornstarch into the jam, continuing to cook for 1-2 minutes until further thickened. Set aside to cool completely.
- Heat oven to 350°F and prepare a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl, creating a dry ingredient mixture.
- Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until pale and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Blend vanilla extract and egg into the butter mixture until thoroughly integrated.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Form dough into tablespoon-sized balls, positioning them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Create a gentle indentation in each cookie’s center using your thumb or a small spoon.
- Generously fill each cookie’s well with the prepared blueberry jam.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, watching for lightly golden edges.
- Immediately dust warm cookies with a sprinkle of granulated sugar for a sparkling finish.
- Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack for complete cooling.
Notes
- Cook the blueberry jam until it reaches a thick, spreadable texture that won’t run off the cookie when baking.
- Avoid overmixing the dough to prevent tough cookies; stop stirring as soon as the ingredients are just combined.
- Create a deep enough well in the cookie dough to hold the jam without breaking the cookie’s structure.
- Allow the blueberry jam to cool completely before filling cookies to prevent a runny, messy result.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 37 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 0.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 0.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg