Jam cookies
These were really simple to make, took about 1/2 an hour from start to finish and are just so much better than store bought cookies. People will ask you , “did you really make these?”. Even though they keep well in an airtight container, you will not have to test the theory. These are made with a strawberry jam, but use whichever is your favorite jam.
What you need
80g soft butter
1/3 cup caster sugar
30ml milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cup self raising flour
1/3 cup custard powder
Strawberry jam (about 100g)
The process
Heat the oven to 180 Celsius and line 2 baking sheets with grease proof paper while you prepare the dough.
Place the softened butter and the caster in a bowl and cream together until the mixture is light. You can use an electric beater for this.
Add the milk and vanilla essence, beat with your electric beater on medium to combine well.
Now add the custard powder and flour and mix again into a soft dough.
Take heaped tablespoons of dough, roll them into little balls and place on the baking sheets. Press your thumb or the back of a wooden spoon into the center of each ball to form a small well.
Fill each well with jam and into the oven for 15 minutes or so.
Thats it… remove from the oven and let them cool slightly before transferring to a wire rack.
Baie lekker koekies die graham!
Bly jy het hulle geniet.. my Afrikaans is nie so goed nie.. ek probeer maar. Geniet die aand G
Hi,
Must one use salted or unsalted butter?
Hi Gloria, Unsalted is best but salted works just as well. Have a fantastic evening G
cud u give me a basic butter biscuit recipe
Hi koo, you can use this recipe https://cookbook.co.za/baking/famous-cookie-recipes/jam-cookies/ just leave out the jam part, it’s a very simple cookie recipe. Delicious days G
Hi G!
Can one perhaps use margarine instead of the butter?and also how wud one work with cake flour instead of the self raising flour.
Thanx
Butter is a must in cookie recipes and you can make self raising flour by adding 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt to 1 cup of flour and then sifting at least 3 times before using. Cheers for now G
hey i wana start my small baking business as a hobby. i have planned to concentrate on different types of biscuits before venturing on other types of cakes. so this weekend i will be trying this receipe.
Hey Nkule, thats fantastic good luck with your venture… let us know how you like them G
Just made it for my parents thanksgiving ceremony and they turned out great. I burnt the first batch and realised that they take about 10 min to get ready..thankx 4 the recipe
hey thats great mpho, glad you enjoyed. Cheers G
Yummy! Great recipe, thanx 🙂