It's a holiday partyyou 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.
•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.◊
Recipe information
Total Time
1 3/4 hr (includes cooling)
Yield
Makes about 20 cookies
Ingredients
Preparation
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.
