You say it’s the holidays, eh? We say: cookie swap or it didn’t happen. Every great tin starts with at least a few jewel-toned jam cookies, glistening in the center with vibrantly-colored preserves. From linzer cookies to oatmeal bars, here are five of our favorite holiday jam cookie recipes.
Blackberry-Pecan Thumbprints
When these jam thumbprints hit the oven, the nuts turn toasty and the gooey jam firm and chewy.
Strawberry Jam Sandwich Cookies
For the prettiest-ever jam sandwich cookies, use a second, smaller cookie cutter to create a window in the top of each cookie before baking. This will allow the strawberry-red jam to show through.
Oatmeal Streusel Jam Bars
These bars made from oats and filled with jam have plenty of texture thanks to the grains, and a sweet, tart filling for contrast.
Linzer Cookies
A holiday classic in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, linzer cookies are made by cutting a small circle of dough, covering it with jam, placing another circle of dough on top with a hole in the center, and dusting it with a shower of confectioner’s sugar. Raspberry jam is a classic filling.
Alice Medrich’s Buckwheat Linzer Cookies
Baking expert Alice Medrich likes to put a twist on the traditional linzer cookie by using rice, buckwheat, and oat flours.
Looking for even more cookie ideas? Head over to our Holiday Cookie Headquarters.