Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 100 g butter
  • 100 g icing sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp vanilla sugar
  • 150 g plain flour
  • 3 tbsp jam

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. (350 Fahrenheit)
  • Add the soft butter and icing sugar to a bowl and beat them with an electric hand mixer until you get a smooth paste.
  • Add the egg yolk, and beat for a further 30 seconds until the egg yolk is fully incorporated.
  • Add one tablespoon of vanilla sugar, vanilla extract and flour and, using your hands, mix all ingredients together until you get an easy-to-work-with-dough.
  • Cover the bowl with clingfilm, and chill the dough in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.
  • Grease and flour a rectangle baking tray.
  • Use about a tablespoon of dough to shape balls , then gently press with your thumb in the middle of the ball. Repeat until all the dough is finished.
  • Fill with jam, then bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes until the edges are lightly browned.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
  • Sprinkle some vanilla sugar over the cookies.