{"id":5478,"date":"2017-02-11T18:48:17","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T16:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/?p=5478"},"modified":"2017-04-22T00:40:11","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T21:40:11","slug":"jam-sandwich-star-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/en\/recipes\/desserts\/cookies-and-biscuits\/jam-sandwich-star-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Jam Sandwich Star Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Cut-Out-Sandwich-Cookies.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5467\" title=\"Jam Cut Out Sandwich Cookies\" src=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Cut-Out-Sandwich-Cookies.png\" alt=\"Jam Cut Out Sandwich Cookies\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Cut-Out-Sandwich-Cookies-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Cut-Out-Sandwich-Cookies-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Cut-Out-Sandwich-Cookies-450x299.png 450w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Cut-Out-Sandwich-Cookies.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We found an old little recipe for star sandwich cookies that we have made a long time ago but somehow, we never published. Of course, it\u2019s not necessary to use <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"star shaped cookie cutters\" href=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/refer\/nesting-star-cookie-cutter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">star shaped cookie cutters<\/a><\/span>, you can customise this cookie recipe according to the cookie cutter shapes you have and adjust them to all holidays or occasions that may arise. You can also change the jam to your favourite or just make them with mixed flavours.<a href=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Linzer-Star-Sandwich-Cookies.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5470\" title=\"Linzer Star Sandwich Cookies\" src=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Linzer-Star-Sandwich-Cookies.png\" alt=\"Linzer Star Sandwich Cookies\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Linzer-Star-Sandwich-Cookies-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Linzer-Star-Sandwich-Cookies-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Linzer-Star-Sandwich-Cookies-450x299.png 450w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Linzer-Star-Sandwich-Cookies.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For this recipe it is very important to obtain a very soft cookie dough. If you prefer, you can even replace the softened butter with margarine. If the dough still isn\u2019t too soft, you can add a little bit more butter, and if it too soft \u2013 add a pinch of flour.<\/p>\n<!-- Start GADSWPV-3.9 --><div id=\"ga_os_10859895\" style=\"text-align: center; overflow: visible; visibility: visible;\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n     apntag.anq.push(function() {\r\n        apntag.showTag('ga_os_10859895');\r\n        });\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<br><!-- End GADSWPV-3.9 --><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Jam-Sandwich-Cookies.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5465\" title=\"Cut Out Jam Sandwich Star Cookies\" src=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Jam-Sandwich-Cookies.png\" alt=\"Cut Out Jam Sandwich Star Cookies\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Jam-Sandwich-Cookies-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Jam-Sandwich-Cookies-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Jam-Sandwich-Cookies-450x299.png 450w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Jam-Sandwich-Cookies.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Ingredients for\u00a020-25 jam sandwich star cookies:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">300 g flour<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">125 g butter, softened (or 150 g margarine)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">125 g caster sugar<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1 egg<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00bd\u00a0tsp. vanilla<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">125 g apricot jam (can be replaced with raspberry, strawberry, plum or rosehip jam)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Powdered sugar for sprinkling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Ad 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8204055174938380\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2323002750\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Preparation:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sift the flour into a bowl and add the egg and vanilla.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Melt the butter in a water bath. Stir in the sugar until completely dissolved. Pour the butter mixture into flour.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cookie-Dough-Ingredients.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5463\" title=\"Cookie Dough Ingredients\" src=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cookie-Dough-Ingredients.png\" alt=\"Cookie Dough Ingredients\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cookie-Dough-Ingredients-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cookie-Dough-Ingredients-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cookie-Dough-Ingredients-450x299.png 450w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cookie-Dough-Ingredients.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Knead a soft dough, wrap it in cling film and let it stand in the fridge for at least half an hour.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Preheat the oven to 180\u00b0 C.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Place the dough on a baking sheet. Cover with cling film and roll into a sheet with a thickness of about \u00bd cm.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/The-Perfect-Cookie-Dough.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5472\" title=\"The Perfect Cookie Dough\" src=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/The-Perfect-Cookie-Dough.png\" alt=\"The Perfect Cookie Dough\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/The-Perfect-Cookie-Dough-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/The-Perfect-Cookie-Dough-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/The-Perfect-Cookie-Dough-450x299.png 450w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/The-Perfect-Cookie-Dough.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carefully remove the cling film and cut out the star cookies. Using smaller <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"star shaped or round cookie cutters\" href=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/refer\/nesting-star-cookie-cutter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">star shaped or round cookie cutters<\/a><\/span>, cut out the middle of half of the cookies.<a href=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Star-Cookies.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5466\" title=\"Cut Out Star Cookies\" src=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Star-Cookies.png\" alt=\"Cut Out Star Cookies\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Star-Cookies-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Star-Cookies-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Star-Cookies-450x299.png 450w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Star-Cookies.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shape the remaining dough into ball, roll again and repeat the procedure until you run out of dough.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bake for about 15 minutes. The star cookies are ready when they are still white, but they are starting to get a light tan near the edges. Remove the baking tray and set aside until cool.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Star-Cookies-Recipe.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5471\" title=\"Star Cookies Recipe\" src=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Star-Cookies-Recipe.png\" alt=\"Star Cookies Recipe\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Star-Cookies-Recipe-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Star-Cookies-Recipe-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Star-Cookies-Recipe-450x299.png 450w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Star-Cookies-Recipe.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Blend the apricot jam (or a flavour of your choosing), then transfer into a sauce pan and heat in a water bath.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Apricot-Jam.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5462\" title=\"Apricot Jam\" src=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Apricot-Jam.png\" alt=\"Apricot Jam\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Apricot-Jam-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Apricot-Jam-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Apricot-Jam-450x299.png 450w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Apricot-Jam.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Smear jam over the star cookies that haven\u2019t been cut out in the middle, then sandwich them with the rest of the cookies with a \u201cwhole\u201d in the middle and fill in with more jam.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Sandwich-Cookies.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5468\" title=\"Jam Sandwich Cookies\" src=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Sandwich-Cookies.png\" alt=\"Jam Sandwich Cookies\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Sandwich-Cookies-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Sandwich-Cookies-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Sandwich-Cookies-450x299.png 450w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Sandwich-Cookies.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Oh, and don&#8217;t forget to enjoy! <a href=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Linzer-Star-Cookies.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5469\" title=\"Linzer Star Cookies\" src=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Linzer-Star-Cookies.png\" alt=\"Linzer Star Cookies\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Linzer-Star-Cookies-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Linzer-Star-Cookies-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Linzer-Star-Cookies-450x299.png 450w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Linzer-Star-Cookies.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Tip:<\/span> <\/strong>Use medium or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"large cookie cutters\" href=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/refer\/nesting-star-cookie-cutter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">large cookie cutters<\/a><\/span> as the dough is very soft and if you are using smaller cookie cutters, their shape will get spoiled during baking, and the area for the jam filling will be significantly reduced. You can sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Cookies-Recipe.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5464\" title=\"Cut Out Cookies Recipe\" src=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Cookies-Recipe.png\" alt=\"Cut Out Cookies Recipe\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Cookies-Recipe-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Cookies-Recipe-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Cookies-Recipe-450x299.png 450w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Cookies-Recipe.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Sandwich-Star-Cookies.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6545 size-full\" title=\"Jam Sandwich Star Cookies\" src=\"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Sandwich-Star-Cookies.jpg\" alt=\"Jam Sandwich Star Cookies\" width=\"735\" height=\"1900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Sandwich-Star-Cookies-58x150.jpg 58w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Sandwich-Star-Cookies-116x300.jpg 116w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Sandwich-Star-Cookies-200x517.jpg 200w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Sandwich-Star-Cookies-396x1024.jpg 396w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Sandwich-Star-Cookies-400x1034.jpg 400w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Sandwich-Star-Cookies-600x1551.jpg 600w, https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jam-Sandwich-Star-Cookies.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[837],"tags":[1506,1503,1505,1504],"class_list":["post-5478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cookies-and-biscuits","tag-christmas-cookies-recipe","tag-cut-out-sandwich-sugar-cookies-recipe","tag-jam-sandwich-star-cookies-recipe","tag-linzer-cookies-recipe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cut-Out-Jam-Sandwich-Cookies.png","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4p0za-1qm","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5478"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6547,"href":"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5478\/revisions\/6547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}