Blackberry Walnut Cookies

Blackberry Walnut Cookies
Blackberry Walnut Cookies
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.
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  • Served Person: Makes about 20 cookies
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  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • garnish: confectioners sugar for dusting
  • Carbohydrate 19 g(6%)
  • Cholesterol 24 mg(8%)
  • Fat 10 g(16%)
  • Fiber 0 g(2%)
  • Protein 1 g(3%)
  • Saturated Fat 6 g(30%)
  • Sodium 5 mg(0%)
  • Calories 173

Preparation Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. 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). 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. Spoon 1 teaspoon jam onto flat sides of 20 cookies, then sandwich with remaining cookies. Cooks' notes:•Unfilled cookies can be made 1 day ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature. •Cookies can be filled with jam up to 8 hours ahead.◊

Preparation Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. 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). 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. Spoon 1 teaspoon jam onto flat sides of 20 cookies, then sandwich with remaining cookies. Cooks' notes:•Unfilled cookies can be made 1 day ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature. •Cookies can be filled with jam up to 8 hours ahead.◊