Jelly Topped Sugar Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
• Cream the butter with the white sugar and brown sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
• Mix the flour and baking powder together. Stir in the flour mixture into the butter mixture and combine.
• Form dough into 1 inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet. Make an indentation in each cookie and fill with jam. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and egg yolks. Mix in flour a little bit at a time until a soft dough forms. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. If dough is too soft, refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes. Place balls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Use your finger or an instrument of similar size to make a well in the center of each cookie. Fill the hole with 1/2 teaspoon of preserves.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown on the bottom. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
• In large bowl, beat cookie mix, softened butter and egg with spoon or electric mixer on medium speed until well combined. Separate dough into 4 small bowls.
• Add a half packet of each color gelatin per bowl; knead dough to work color in until well combined. Roll each bowl of dough into 5 small balls of dough each.
• Pour remaining gelatin onto 4 small plates; roll each ball of dough in its corresponding color. Place on cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
• Bake about 12 minutes or until lightly golden on edges. Cool completely before serving.

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Using a 1-1/2-in. cookie cutter of your choice, cut out the center of half of the cookies., Place whole cookies 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Spread with 1 teaspoon jelly or jam; top with cutout cookies. Pinch edges with a fork to seal. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Sift first three ingredients together.
• Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy' add eggs, milk and lemon juice.
• Blend well and add flour mixture; mix until fully incorporated.
• Chill.
• Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease cookie sheets.
• Place half the dough on a well-floured board and roll to 1/8" thickness.
• Cut with a 2" round cookie cutter and place on prepared cookie sheet.
• Place a teaspoonful of jelly or jam in the center of each cookie.
• Roll remaining dough to the same thickness and cut with the same cookie cutter.
• Place a layer of dough over each jelly filled cookie and press the edges of the cookie with a fork to seal in the jelly.
• Sprinkle lightly with sugar and bake for about 15 minutes or until golden.