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    Strawberry Jam Cookies

    Published: Sep 2, 2023 by Christy Faber · 5 Comments

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    These two bite Strawberry Jam Cookies can be whipped up in 30 minutes. There's no chill time required and the cookie dough requires only 6 ingredients--they couldn't be easier! I love the texture contrast between the soft cookie with crispy edges and the sticky sweet gooey jam center.

    You may also be interested in my Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies, another delightful treat that combines a crisp chocolate cookie with a rich chocolate ganache center.

    Strawberry thumbprint cookies laid out on a white countertop with flower petals and a spoon full of jam.

    My four year old son peeked over the counter and saw these cookies set out on the cooling rack and exclaimed "Oh! I bet those are made with LOTS of love!". I couldn't have said it better myself! These delightful little cookies would be perfect for Valentine's Day or for a Christmas cookie box or anytime you want to show someone a little love.

    Do you love naturally sweetened desserts? Visit my posts for Chocolate Mint Date Fudge, Healthy Chocolate Pudding, Apple Mousse, Earl Grey Panna Cotta and Caramel Date Paste.

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    • Why You'll Love This Recipe
    • Ingredients
    • Substitutions & Variations
    • How To Make Strawberry Jam Cookies
    • Expert Tips
    • Recipe FAQs
    • More Cookies You'll Love
    • Recipe
    • Strawberry Jam Cookies

    Why You'll Love This Recipe

    • The perfect recipe for Valentine's Day! (just like my Strawberry Chocolate Truffles!)
    • Fun to bake with kids (just like my Peanut Butter Oatmeal Energy Bites)
    • Naturally sweetened
    • Bake right away--no chill time required
    • Easy to adapt for the seasons -- swap out jams to the fruit you're in the mood for
    • Only 6 ingredients required for the cookie dough

    Ingredients

    Ingredients for strawberry jam cookies in mixing bowls and a measuring cup on a marble countertop.
    • Date sugar - you can see above in the shot of the ingredients that the date sugar is quite fine. I tested this recipe with fine date sugar as well as regular granulated sugar and both worked. The date sugar version will be slightly less sweet.
    • Butter - ensure your butter is room softened at room temperature before baking
    • Egg - at room temperature
    • Jam - I choose seedless because I prefer the smooth texture in my cookies but you could choose a jam with seeds or even a chia based jam if you enjoy an additional crunch. You can even make your own homemade Strawberry Chia Jam.

    See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

    Substitutions & Variations

    • Sugar: I've tested this recipe with both regular white sugar and fine date sugar and both are great options.
    • Vanilla extract: Swap for a 1 teaspoon of almond extract.
    • Strawberry Jam: swap for any jam you love! Here are some jam flavor ideas: concord grape jelly, strawberry kiwi, apricot, marmalade, lemon curd, fig jam, blueberry or mixed berry.
    • Nut Butter Filling: Instead of jam, fill the indentations with peanut butter, almond butter, or cashew butter. It would be super cute to fill half the cookies with strawberry jam and half with a peanut butter filling so you can have a PB&J cookie platter.

    I have not experimented with any other substitutions or alterations for this recipe. If you decide to make any changes by adding or substituting ingredients, I would love it if you could share your results with us by leaving a comment below.

    How To Make Strawberry Jam Cookies

    Here are the step-by-step instructions to make this recipe.

    Step 1: Preheat the oven and mix the dry ingredients.

    Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

    In a medium bowl, whisk the flour and salt thoroughly.

    Whisked flour and salt in a ceramic mixing bowl with a whisk inside.

    Step 2: Cream together wet ingredients.

    In another medium bowl, cream together the softened butter, sugar until light and fluffy and then add the room temperature egg, and pure vanilla extract.

    Wet ingredients creamed together in a ceramic mixing bowl showing light and fluffy texture.

    Step 3: Mix wet and dry ingredients together.

    Mix wet and dry ingredients together until just combined.

    The dough will be quite firm and may seem a little dry. That's ok! A firm dough ensures that the cookies will hold their shape during baking.

    Wet and dry ingredients combined, in clumps, inside a ceramic mixing bowl.

    Step 4: Roll small cookie dough balls and press a heart shape into each cookie.

    Shape the dough into small 2-teaspoon-sized balls (I measured mine at 25 grams each) and place them on the prepared cookie sheets. These cookies don't spread much so you can fit at least 12 to a sheet.

    Press the dough down into a little disk. Create two small indentations in the center of each cookie using your pinky finger, forming a heart shape.

    Note: if the dough is cracking as you try to form the heart shapes I have two recommendations: 1) Reroll the cookie dough ball and allow the warmth from your hands to soften the dough. 2) Alternatively, melt 2 tablespoon of additional butter and slowly incorporate it into the dough one teaspoon at a time until the dough is soft and not cracking as easily.

    Rolled cookie dough balls on a baking sheet with heart shapes pressed into each one.

    Step 5: Add jam.

    Fill each indentation with about ½ teaspoon of seedless strawberry jam.

    A held spoon pouring jam into a thumb pressed cookie dough ball.

    Step 6: Bake the cookies.

    Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. (it takes exactly 12 minutes in my oven) Allow the cookies to cool slightly and enjoy!

    This recipe yields around 30 cookies.

    6 Prepared cookie dough balls with jam inside pressed centers ready to go in the oven.

    Expert Tips

    • Measure the flour carefully and accurately. The best way to do this is to spoon the flour into your measuring cup and level it off with the back of a knife. Inaccurately measuring the flour in this recipe can cause the dough to crack as you make the heart indentation.
    • If you're using salted butter instead of unsalted butter then decrease the amount of added salt to the dough.
    • When combining the wet and dry ingredients, mix until just combined. Overmixing can lead to tough cookies.
    • Use a teaspoon measure or a baking scale to ensure consistent cookie sizes. This really helps with even baking.
    • Use light-colored baking sheets to prevent excessive browning on the bottoms of the cookies.

    Recipe FAQs

    How do I prevent the cookie dough from cracking when making the indentation?

    Thumbprint cookies may develop cracks when you press to create an indentation, especially if the dough has started to dry out or stiffen. To avoid this, make the indentation right after shaping each dough ball. If you notice a slight crack, reroll the dough ball it often softens and warms in your hands.

    If it continues to crack then add some additional melted butter to the dough 1 teaspoon at a time until the dough is more workable.

    Can you freeze these cookies?

    Absolutely, these cookies freeze well. After baking and cooling, store them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to a few months.

    What's the best way to store thumbprint cookies?

    Store thumbprint cookies in an airtight container at room temperature and enjoy within a few days.

    Staged plate of strawberry jam cookies with white flower petals around, other cookies and a cooling tray full of cookies.

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    If you tried these Strawberry Jam Cookies or any other recipe on my website, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how it went in the 📝 comments below. I love hearing from you!

    Recipe

    Strawberry Jam Cookies

    Christy Faber
    These two bite Strawberry Jam Cookies can be whipped up in 30 minutes. There's no chill time required and the cookie dough requires only 6 ingredients--they couldn't be easier! I love the texture contrast between the soft cookie with crispy edges and the sticky sweet gooey jam center.
    5 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 18 minutes mins
    Cook Time 12 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 30 cookies
    Calories 124 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
    • ¾ tsp salt
    • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
    • ⅔ cup date sugar or regular sugar
    • 1 large egg room temperature
    • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
    • ⅓ cup seedless jam strawberry or raspberry

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
    • In a medium bowl, whisk the flour and salt thoroughly.
    • In another medium bowl, cream together the softened butter, sugar until light and fluffy and then add the room temperature egg, and pure vanilla extract.
    • Mix wet and dry ingredients together until just combined.
      The dough will be quite firm and may seem a little dry. That's ok! A firm dough ensures that the cookies will hold their shape during baking.
    • Shape the dough into small 2-teaspoon-sized balls (I measured mine at 25 grams each) and place them on the prepared cookie sheets. These cookies don't spread much so you can fit at least 12 to a sheet.
      Press the dough down into a little disk. Create two small indentations in the center of each cookie using your pinky finger, forming a heart shape.
    • Note: if the dough is cracking as you try to form the heart shapes I have two recommendations: 1) Reroll the cookie dough ball and allow the warmth from your hands to soften the dough. 2) Alternatively, melt 2 tablespoon of additional butter and slowly incorporate it into the dough one teaspoon at a time until the dough is soft and not cracking as easily.
    • Fill each indentation with about ½ teaspoon of seedless strawberry jam.
    • Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. (it takes exactly 12 minutes in my oven) Allow the cookies to cool slightly and enjoy!

    Notes

    • Measure the flour carefully and accurately. The best way to do this is to spoon the flour into your measuring cup and level it off with the back of a knife. Inaccurately measuring the flour in this recipe can cause the dough to crack as you make the heart indentation.
    • If you're using salted butter instead of unsalted butter then decrease the amount of added salt to the dough.
    • When combining the wet and dry ingredients, mix until just combined. Overmixing can lead to tough cookies.
    • Use a teaspoon measure or a baking scale to ensure consistent cookie sizes. This really helps with even baking.
    • Use light-colored baking sheets to prevent excessive browning on the bottoms of the cookies.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 16.97gCalories: 124kcalCarbohydrates: 15.4gProtein: 1.4gFat: 6.4gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 105mgPotassium: 19mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 6.3gCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    If you make this recipe please leave a comment and give this recipe a rating! I aim to respond to every single comment. I am so grateful when you trust me and try one of my recipe creations in your own kitchen. I love to hear how it went!  Let’s connect on Instagram and tag me in your food pics!

    ‘Til next time,

    Christy

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    Comments

    1. Anne Marie Atkinson says

      May 21, 2024 at 6:17 pm

      can you use freezer jam in these cookies?

      Reply
      • Christy Faber says

        May 23, 2024 at 12:54 pm

        I have never tested it but I think it would be okay! Another option is adding the freezer jam to the cookies after baking!

        Reply
    2. Cloey says

      April 01, 2024 at 3:24 pm

      5 stars
      These might just be my favourite cookies now!

      Reply
    3. Abby says

      March 10, 2024 at 3:16 pm

      5 stars
      These cookies were easy to make and so delicious! I made them for a valentines party and everyone loved them, I’ll be making these again.

      Reply
    4. Meg says

      September 09, 2023 at 1:09 pm

      5 stars
      These are fun to make and a yummy little bite!

      Reply
    5 from 4 votes (1 rating without comment)

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