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Blackberry Walnut Cookies

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Blackberry Walnut CookiesRoland Bello

It's a holiday party—you must have cookies. We double your pleasure by offering not one but two buttery, nutty shortbread rounds in each cookie. They sandwich tart berry jam under a drift of confectioners sugar.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    1 3/4 hr (includes cooling)

  • Yield

    Makes about 20 cookies

Ingredients

2

sticks unsalted butter, softened

1

/4 cup packed light brown sugar

1

/4 cup granulated sugar

1

teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1

3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1

cup walnuts, toasted, cooled, and finely chopped

About 1/2 cup seedless blackberry or raspberry jam

Garnish: confectioners sugar for dusting

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.

    Step 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).

    Step 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.

    Step 4

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