jam with tea

These cookies are incredibly delicious, addictive and great with afternoon tea. Easy and simple, especially if you have little ones in your household. This is a great rainy day activity, with little mess and clean-up.

Jam Cookies

recipe adapted from the BBC GoodFood

makes 3 dozen cookies

INGREDIENTS:

1 and 1/3 cups (200g) self-raising flour

1/2 cup (100g) superfine or caster sugar

7 tbsp or 3.5 oz (100g) cold butter

1 egg, beaten

4 tbsp jam of your choice (I use whatever's in my fridge and this time there was strawberry, raspberry, blueberry and orange marmalade. You can also substitute in chocolate chips, peanut butter, dried fruit or nuts)

METHOD:

1. Heat oven to 350 F (170 C).

2. In a food processor, pulse the flour, sugar and butter together until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. You can also do this by hand in a large bowl with 2 knives. 

3. Mix in lightly beaten egg to form a stiff dough.

4. Shape the dough into a tube, about 1.5 inch (3 cm) in diameter. Wrap in parchment paper and freeze for 20-30 mins. 

5. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick slices and place on a lined baking sheet. Leave space between the cookies as they will expand, almost double in size, when baking.

6. Make a small indentation in the middle of each slice with the end of a wooden spoon (little kids can use their fingers) and drop a tsp of jam (or topping of your choice) in the centre. 

7. Bake for 10-12 mins until slightly risen and just golden. Cool on a wire rack.

Cookies will keep up to 1 week in an airtight container or freeze up to 1 month.