Nothing says I love you quite like baking for someone, so this Valentine's Day, put away your wallet, pop on your apron, and make these Heart Cookies with Jam. This cookie recipe is for buttery vanilla biscuits, sandwiched with strawberry jam.
Looking for more Easy Valentine's Day Desserts to Make at Home? This full roundup has something for everyone.
Why This Heart Cookies with Jam Recipe Works
- Recipe name: Heart Cookies with Jam
- Ready in: 1 hr 35 minutes (including chilling time)
- Serves: 20 sandwich cookies
- Main ingredients: Strawberry jam, eggs, sugar, flour, salt, vanilla.
- Perfect for: Valentine's Day and festive cookie boxes.
- Why I love it: These biscuits hold their shape so well during baking, and their buttery short texture is amazing!
- Calories: 175kcal
SUMMARIZE & SAVE THIS CONTENT ON
If you're looking for other recipes to make this Valentine's Day, then have a look at this Mini Chocolate Cake, which is perfect for two, or this recipe for Strawberry Donuts that will make the perfect Valentine's breakfast treat for the whole family. And if you're after more cookie recipes, then take a look at this Chocolate Thumbprint Cookie recipe or these Buttercream Cookies.
Jump to:
Key Ingredients
- Unsalted butter - Take the butter out of the fridge about an hour before making this recipe. It shouldn't be rock hard or too soft.
- Castor sugar - Use castor sugar or superfine sugar for this recipe.
- Cake flour - Use cake flour or all-purpose flour to make these cookies.
- Strawberry jam - I used strawberry jam to fill these cookies; you can do the same or pick your favorite jam. The type of jam you use is entirely up to you!
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Variations
This is a great recipe to get creative with! You can choose to fill these cookies in so many ways. Try different jams, like sweet raspberry, apricot, or blueberry, or make your own filling like this Blackberry Compote or this Strawberry Filling. Or fill these cookies with chocolate spread, peanut butter, lemon curd, or dulce de leche. This Raspberry Buttercream and this Chocolate Frosting with Melted Chocolate would also make a delicious filling!
You can also add flavors to this simple sugar cookie dough, like lemon zest, almond extract, and even spices!
How to Make Heart Cookies with Jam
- Step 1: Add the softened butter and sugar to a food processor. Pulse until well combined; there should be no lumps of butter.
- Step 2: First, add the whole egg to the creamed mixture with the food processor running, and pulse until combined. Then add the egg yolk and vanilla and pulse again.
- Step 3: Sift the flour and salt together. Add this flour mixture to the egg and butter mixture all at once. Pulse until a dough forms; do not overmix.
- Step 4: Remove the dough from the food processor, cover it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for an hour. Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F) and line two large baking trays with parchment paper.
- Step 5: Remove the chilled dough from the fridge and roll it out on a floured work surface to a thickness of ½ cm ( ¼ inch) using a rolling pin. Cut 40 hearts from the dough using a 7cm (3 inches) heart-shaped cookie cutter and place the cookies onto the prepared baking sheet pans. Use a smaller heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut a second heart into half of the cookies.
- Step 6: Bake the cookies in a preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until they are light golden brown. Allow the cookies to cool on a cooling rack. Spread a teaspoon of jam over the cookies that will form the cookie base. Place the top cookie on this, then dust the top of the cookie with icing sugar. Serve, and enjoy!
How to Easily Roll Cookie Dough
Chilled dough that has firmed up is much easier to roll than warm dough that tends to stick to a counter! Lightly dust the dough and the countertop with flour before you begin rolling, and flip the dough often to prevent it from sticking to the counter. If rolling dough isn't your thing, try these slice-and-bake Peanut Butter Shortbread Cookies or these easy Chunky Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Storage
After baking and decorating these heart cookies, store them in an airtight container at room temperature for about 4 days. Unfilled cookies can be kept in an airtight container for up to one week. Choose to crisp them up in the oven before filling them with jam.
Expert tips
- Cookies burn very easily, so make sure you have tested the actual temperature of your oven. If you don't trust your oven, try baking a few cookies first and see if they burn, then adjust the temperature as needed.
- Make sure the butter and sugar have creamed enough before adding the eggs.
- If you are struggling to roll out the dough, cover it and refrigerate it to firm up; chilled dough is much easier to roll.
- Make sure you have rolled the dough evenly before cutting out the cookies; cookies of different thicknesses will bake differently.
- Only fill the cookies with jam once they have cooled.
Heart-Shaped Cookies with Jam FAQs
This happens if the oven is too hot. Make sure you have tested the actual temperature of your oven with an oven thermometer. Also, bake the trays of cookies separately.
For freezing, the cookie dough can be frozen before baking. Cover the dough in plastic wrap, freeze it for up to 3 months, and bake it at a later date. Thaw the dough in the fridge overnight before using. Store the baked and filled cookies in the same way.
More Filled Cookie Recipes
This cookie dough recipe is one of my favourites, and I actually use it as the tart base for most of my tarts! If you'd like to test it out in tart form, try these Mini Lemon Meringue Tarts or these Banoffee Tartlets.
Happy Baking, With Love, Kitty
Please leave a star rating and comment below if you tried this recipe! And if you're wondering what to try next, have a look at this White Chocolate Crème Brûlée!
📖 Recipe
Heart Cookies with Jam
Equipment
- 2x large baking trays
- 2x heart cookie cutters different sizes
Ingredients
- 200 g unsalted butter
- 100 g castor sugar
- 1 egg extra-large
- 1 egg yolk extra-large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 350 g cake flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 100 g strawberry jam
- powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Add the softened butter and sugar to a food processor. Pulse until well combined and there are no lumps of butter.
- First, add the whole egg to the creamed mixture with the food processor running, and pulse until combined. Then add the egg yolk and vanilla and pulse until well combined.
- Sift together the flour and salt and add this flour mixture to the egg and butter mixture all at once. Pulse until a dough forms, do not overmix.
- Remove the dough from the food processor, cover it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F) and line two large baking trays with parchment paper.
- Remove the chilled dough from the fridge and roll it out on a floured work surface to a thickness of ½ cm ( ¼ inch) using a rolling pin.
- Cut 40 hearts from the dough using a 7cm (3 inches) heart-shaped cookie cutter and place the cookies onto the prepared baking sheet pans. Use a smaller heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut a second heart into half of the cookies.
- Bake the cookies in a preheated oven for 15 minutes or until the cookies are light golden brown. Allow the cookies to cool on a cooling rack.
- Spread a teaspoon of jam over all of the cookies that will form the cookie base. Place the top cookie onto this and then dust the top of the cookie with icing sugar. Serve, and enjoy!
Notes
- To avoid burnt cookies, test the actual temperature of your oven with an oven thermometer. You can also bake a few cookies to start and adjust the time and temperature from there.
- If the dough is sticking to the countertop while rolling, then place it back into the fridge to firm up.
Alex says
I made these for Valentine’s Day and they were perfect!