Blackberry Walnut Cookies

Delicious sandwich cookies made with buttery walnut shortbread and filled with sweet blackberry jam. These elegant cookies are finished with a light dusting of confectioners sugar.

20 servings
1 hr 15 min

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • ½ cup seedless blackberry jam
  • ¼ cup confectioners sugar

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.

    5 min

  2. 2.

    Blend together butter, sugars, vanilla, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl with a fork. Stir in flour and nuts (dough will be sticky).

    10 min

  3. 3.

    Form level tablespoons of dough into balls (total of 40) and arrange 2 inches apart on 2 ungreased large baking sheets. Flatten balls to 1/3 inch thick using bottom of a glass dipped in flour. Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until edges are golden, about 20 minutes. Cool cookies on sheets 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

    45 min

  4. 4.

    Spoon 1 teaspoon jam onto flat sides of 20 cookies, then sandwich with remaining cookies.

    15 min

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