JAMMY STAR BISCUIT

Servings 12

Calories 170

Ingredients

• 225g unsalted butter, softened

• 110g granulated sugar

• 250g plain flour

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 12 tbsp strawberry jam

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Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Add the vanilla extract and mix well.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Gradually add this dry mixture to the butter mixture, mixing until just combined.

5. Form the dough into a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about 30 minutes to firm it up.

6. Roll out the chilled dough on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thickness. Use a star-shaped cookie cutter to cut out 12 stars.

7. Place the star-shaped cookies on the prepared baking sheet, leaving a little space between each.

8. Using a smaller star-shaped cutter or a small knife, cut out a smaller star from the centre of half of the cookies. These will be the tops of the sandwich cookies.

9. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden.

10. Allow the cookies to cool completely on a wire rack.

11. Once cooled, spread a tbsp of jam on the solid star-shaped cookies.

12. Place the cookies with the cut-out centres on top to create jam-filled shortbread sandwiches.