Lilly's Kitchen

Jam Blossoms

Makes 12-16 cookies

Ingredients

For the dough

For the topping

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375F

2. Prepare dough

In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, butter, salt, and extracts until smooth. Mix in the flour.

Scoop the dough into ~1" balls using a tablespoon and place on baking sheets prepared with silpats, leaving an inch of space between each cookie.

Grease the flat bottom of a glass or measuring cup and use it to press the balls 1/2" thick.

3. Bake

Bake the cookies for 12 to 16 minutes, until their edges just begin to brown. Remove from the oven and use the bottle cap to press a circle into the warm cookies to make a well for the jam.

4. Second bake for additional 30-40 minutes

Transfer sliced biscotti to baking sheet, standing them up with about 1/2 inch between each. Bake until dry and golden. Remove from oven and transfer to a cooling rack.

5. Finish

Fill the indentations in the warm cookies with 1 teaspoon of jam or preserves. Let cool on the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a rack to finish cooling completely.