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Shortbread Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 40 Minutes
Servings: 6
Use your favorite jam in these crumbly, nutty-flavored treats. From Bon Appetit, Sept 2011
Ingredients:
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
10 1/2 tablespoons salted butter, room temp
1 large egg, room temp
1 large egg yolk, room temp
3 tablespoons raspberry jam (or your favorite)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Whisk flour, sugar and baking powder in a large bowl.
3. Add butter; using your fingertips, rub in butter until coarse meal forms.
4. Whisk egg and yolk in a small bowl; add to flour mixture; stir just to blend.
5. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
6. Measure dough by 2 tbsp and roll into balls; place on prepared sheets 2 inches apart.
7. Make an indentation in center of each ball; fill with 1/2 tsp jam.
8. Bake cookies until golden, 12-14 minutes.
9. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
By RecipeOfHealth.com