Dorie’s Buttery Jam Cookies
Every Christmas, Aunt Jean sends my mom a big box of homemade jams, jellies and preserves, so my plan was to put off making a batch of Buttery Jam Cookies, one of this month’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipes, until the box came in. I love finding out what flavor combinations Jean’s come up with from year to year, like orange-champagne, tangerine, strawberry-kiwi, pear. And they’re so good, I’ve even eaten the blueberry-lime, even though blueberries make me feel like I’ve swallowed a chainsaw. That’s how much I love Jean’s jams.
So, I waited for the box. And waited. And Mom never mentioned it.
But on Christmas morning, when we all sat down to breakfast, there were the jams, jewel-like, next to a pile of homemade biscuits.
As for the cookies, they were very light and cakey, and the flavor was very, very subtle. So I spread a little jam over the tops. And when that was still too subtle, I used the jam to sandwich some of the cookies together, like Apricot Couvoiseur Oreos. Because in my family, we share, but we don’t do “subtle.”
For the recipe, visit Heather of Randomosity and the Girl or order Dorie Greenspan’s Baking: From My Home to Yours
Apricot Couvoiseur Oreos. Evil. Delightfully, undoubtedly deliciously evil.
I thought these were cakey, too, but nice. Homemade jam is definitely worth waiting for. The flavor is subtle, but I’m glad you overcame that with more jam!
I bet the homemade jam was great with these. And jam sandwiches sound like a good idea. =)
Whoowee, that sounds like one incredible jam-making aunt you’ve got. They’re beautiful cookies.
oh wow, homemade jam and cookies. mmmmm.
That is one cool aunt you have there! And I like how you went and really jammed them up — I think they would be much better your way. Happy New Year!
holy macaroni, does that jam sound awesome! happy new year!
oooOOooooo that sounds so wonderful.
We liked them subtle but boy, the cookies would be good as a jam sandwich, with homemade jam no less! mmmm.
Nancy
Can you send me Aunt Jean’s address? I’m in need of some jam. And as it happens, apricot is my current favorite flavor! I hope you enjoy your New Year!
Yours look super tasty. I really liked this recipe.
I so loved those buttery jam cookies. Your version is making want to bake these again. :)
Ha! So your mom makes it a habit to hold out on you? The jam sounds fantastic!
~Cat
These have to be the best I have seen…don’t have any extra laying around, do you?