Russian Butter Cookies With Jam
I was introduced to these Russian butter cookies when our guests brought them over. I thought they were bought cookies since they were so crunchy and appealing.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 2 sticks margarine
- 1 cup powdered sugar and more for dusting
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sour cream
- 1 tbsp mayo
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 cups flour
- 1/2 cup raspberry jam
Instructions
- Cream the butter, margarine, and sugars. Add the eggs, sour cream, mayo, vanilla extract, salt, and mix over medium speed until combined.
- Dissolve the lemon juice with soda and add it to the creamed mixture.
- Add 4 cups of flour and mix over low-speed until flour is well incorporated. The batter will be slightly tacky, yet creamy.
- Place some batter into a piping bag and with a star tip, spritz out the batter into flowers, swirling and overlapping to form a flower shape.
- Using a smaller tip, squeeze out some jam in the center of each flower, slightly pressing down into each flower.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 25-30 min. Or until medium brown. Dust with powdered sugar once cooled and serve.
