Raspberry Ribbon Cookies
If you’re looking for the perfect Christmas cookie to make this season than you’ll love these Raspberry Ribbon Cookies. These Swedish jam cookies are filled with raspberry jam spread onto sugar cookie dough and cut into slices. Serve these traditional holiday cookies on a cookie tray this season and share with the family.
Servings 33 cookies
Calories 145kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup raspberry jam seedless
Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3½ tsp water 3-4 tsp or more may be used
- ½ tsp vanilla extract or almond, cream cheese extract
Instructions
- Cream butter, powdered sugar, and granulated sugar and until light and fluffy; about 5-7 minutes.
- Beat in egg, vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt.
- Beat in baking powder. Gradually mix in flour until combined.
- Divide dough into four equal portions.
- Chill doughs for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll dough into a 10-inch log. Pat dough out to 2-inches wide.
- Bake in oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. With a tablespoon measuring spoon, make a ½ inch well down the middle of each log.
- Whisk raspberry jam in a bowl until smooth. Fill well with jam.
- Bake in oven for another 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
- Once completely cool, cut into slices.
- In a medium bowl, combine icing ingredients and whisk until smooth. Drizzle icing over the top of the cookies with a spoon.
Nutrition
Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 42mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 180IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg