Eid Mubarak : Strawberry Jam Diagonal Cookies

Strawberry Jam Diagonal Cookies ... Buttery, crumbly and melt-in-your-mouth cookies filled with homemade jam.

Eid-ul-Fitr Mubarak! Wishing You All A Very Happy Eid! 

Strawberry Jam Diagonal Cookies
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Ingredients :

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup castor sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tsp.  vanilla essence
• 1 1/4 cup all purpose ( plain ) flour
• 3 tbsp.  Strawberry jam ( or any jam or preserves of your choice )
• Sliced almonds, optional
• 8 to 10 tbsp.  icing sugar ( or enough to make a thick but runny icing )
• 1 tbsp.  lemon juice or water

Method :

• Preheat oven to 180 C / 350 F. Line a cookie sheet with baking paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in salt and vanilla essence.
• On low speed, gradually add flour; beating until just incorporated.
• Gather the dough into a ball and divide equally into 3 portions.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough into a ( 8 to 9 inches ) long cord / rope ( it may crack while rolling, just squeeze it together and work it so it extends ).
• Carefully place the cords / ropes on cookie sheet ( about 3 inches apart ).
• Press your finger into cords / ropes ( about 1/4 inch ) from the top edge to make a border.
• Press all the way down the length of cords / ropes until you reach ( about 1/4 inch ) again ( it should look like a little canoe ).

• In a small bowl, place jam or preserves and mix it well to break up any lumps.
• Spoon jam or preserves into each indentation. Sprinkle sliced almonds on top, if you like.
• Bake in the oven for 15 - 20 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
• Remove from oven and let cool completely on cookie sheet.
• Once cooled, make icing by mixing the lemon juice or water together with the sugar to make a thick but runny icing.
• Drizzle the icing equally over each of the canoes with a spoon and let it harden.
• Once the icing is set, cut the canoes diagonally into ( about 1 inch ) wide slices.
• Or omit the icing, simply dust with icing sugar.

Notes : 

• I didn't use icing, though as the cookies were sweet enough without them.
• It is easier to cut the cookies when they are slightly warm.

Recipe Source : Is that my buréka

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