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Sugar Plum Shortbread Stars

Buttery shortbread star cookies filled with sugar plum jam and dusted with powdered sugar.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 140
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Shortbread
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 0.5 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 cup sugar plum jam

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Rolling pin
  • Star cookie cutter

Method
 

  1. Cream butter and powdered sugar until smooth.
  2. Mix in vanilla, then flour until dough forms.
  3. Roll, cut into stars, and indent centers.
  4. Fill with jam and bake until set.

Notes

Dust with powdered sugar after cooling.