
Cookies
Raspberry Jam Filled Valentines
These heart-shaped Linzer style cookies have a little window into their gooey, jammy centers. They’re perfect for Valentine’s Day, but they also work for anniversaries, birthdays, or any time you want to show your love.

Servings
2 dozen
Level
Easy
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) Challenge Butter, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
- about ¼ to ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- about ½ cup raspberry jam
Directions
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1Preheat oven to 350°F.
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2Cream butter and sugar. Blend in flour and nuts to form stiff dough.
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3Divide dough into two gallon-sized plastic food storage bags, roll to ¼-inch thickness then chill.
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4Cut bag at seams and uncover top of dough. Cut dough with 2-inch heart-shaped cutter. Then use an apple corer or smaller heart-shaped cutter to remove the centers from half of the hearts. Dough scrapes can be reformed and placed within the cut bag for re-rolling (chill if necessary).
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5Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are slightly browned.
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6Allow cookies to cool. Spread jam on the bottoms of the whole cookies and sift powdered sugar over tops cookies with cutouts.
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7Place cutout cookies over jam spread cookie so jam shows through cutout.
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8Store in air tight container.