Kurabiye Cookies
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Kurabiye Cookies are shortbread cookies with a drop of fruity jam in the middle. This is an Arabic dessert but is very well known in many countries. The basic shortbread recipe is the same, just the shape could be different. From my childhood, I remember the shape of small flowers with jam. In some countries, these cookies contain nuts, chocolate, or other spices.
What makes Kurabiye Cookies so special
- They are pretty in the form of flowers, like Flowers Macarons, Zephyr, or Meringue Cookies.
- Cookies are very tasty.
- They are perfect for Christmas Cookie Boxes
- Made with simple ingredients that can be found in every kitchen.
How to make this recipe
In the mixing bowl, add softened unsalted butter and beat using a stand mixer or hand mixer. Add sifted powdered sugar and beat again. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat again until fluffy and creamy. Mix in sifted, all-purpose flour. Transfer batter into a piping bag with open star piping tip Wilton 4B or 1M. Pipe flower-looking cookies onto a baking sheet lined with a baking mat or parchment paper. Using your thumb or the back of a teaspoon, press into the center of each cookie. Fill cookies with jam using a spoon or small spatula.
Tip from Marina: fill the pipping bag with jam pipe into the center of each cookie.
Bake cookies at 350oF (175oC) for 15-20 minutes or until they turn golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool to room temperature.
Expert Tips
- All ingredients should be at room temperature for the dough to have the right consistency. The dough should be creamy and spreadable. If your dough is too chewy, it will be difficult to pipe.
- If your dough is runny, your cookies might melt while baking. Add more flour and mix again.
- Use a solid jar, not liquid jam, to fill cookies. Homemade jam is the best.
- Use two or more different jams in the same batch.
Recipe FAQs
Store cookies in an air-tight container on the counter for not more than a week at room temperature.
Yes, keep cookies in the freezer in an air-tight container or Ziploc bag for a few months.
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Recipe
Kurabiye Cookies
Equipment
- 1 stand mixer or electric hand mixer
- 1 spatula
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup fruit jam
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350oF (175oC).
- In the mixing bowl, add softened unsalted butter and beat using a stand mixer or hand mixer.
- Add sifted powdered sugar and beat again.
- Add eggs, one at a time, and beat again until fluffy and creamy.
- Mix in sifted, all-purpose flour.
- Transfer batter into pipping bag with open star piping tip Wilton 4B.
- Pipe flower-looking cookies into a baking sheet lined with a baking mat or parchment paper.
- Using your thumb or the back of a teaspoon, press into the center of each cookie.
- Fill cookies with jam.
- Bake cookies at 350oF (175oC) for 15-20 minutes or until they turn golden brown.
- Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool to room temperature.