Name: Kurabiye Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks); 1/2 cup powdered sugar; 2 eggs; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup fruit jam

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Kurabiye cookies are heavenly delicious cookies. They are easy and fun to make.

What is Kurabiye?

Kurabiye are shortbread cookies with a drop of fruity jam in the middle. This is Arabic dessert but very known in many countries. The basic recipe of shortbread is the same just shape could be different. From my childhood I remember shape of a small flowers with jam. In some countries, these cookies contain nuts, chocolate, or other spices.

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What makes Kurabiye cookies so special?

very tasty
crispy tender
perfect for Christmas cookie boxes
made with simple ingredients
they are pretty in form of flowers

Tip and tricks to make Kurabiye cookies:

All ingredients should be room temperature for the dough to have right consistency. The dough should be creamy and spreadable. If your dough is too chewy, will be difficult to pipe. Tip from Marina: add egg white and mix again.
If your dough is runny, your cookies might melt while baking. Tip from Marina: add more flour and mix again.
Use solid jar, not liquid jam to fill cookies. Homemade jam is the best.
Use two or more different jams in the same batch.

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 the time and beat again until fluffy and creamy. Mix in sifted all-purpose flour. Transfer batter into pipping bag with open star pipping tip Wilton 4B or 1M. Pipe flowers looking cookies into baking sheet lined with 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 spoon or small spatula.

Tip from Marina: fill pipping bag with jam pipe into the center of each cookie.

Bake cookies at 350F for 15-20 minutes or until they turn golden brown.

Transfer to cooling rack and let cool to room temperature.

How to store Kurabiye cookies

Room temperature: store in air-tight container on the counter for not more than a week. These cookies disappear very fast.
Refrigerator: keep in the refrigerator in air-tight container or Ziploc bag for up to two weeks.
Freezer: freeze in a freeze-safe bag for up to three months.

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