Strawberries are only in season in early summer here. Unfortunately. Fortunately, you can enjoy these little red fellas as jam all year round. It’s not the same as fresh fruits, of course, but still something ;P Jam on bread is almost boring, which is why I also like to use strawberry jam for cookies, for example. Sometimes as a fruity layer between two cookies, or as a filling, like in these Strawberry Lemon Crinkle Cookies. So good! Everybody loves them here.
Combining cookies and jam is always a good idea. Crispy cookies with a fruity filling… who doesn’t love that? The best example for those cookies are my Linzer Augen Sandwich Cookies – two cookies with a delicious jam layer in between. So good! Although I have to say those sandwich cookies are rarely crispy. In 99.9% of the cases, those shortbread cookies are soft and crumbly and melt immediately in your mouth. The jammy layer adds additional moisture, which makes those cookies even softer. The perfect cookies for older people with dental problems (like me). Just kidding ;P
Well… this recipe here has nothing to do with those double-decker jam-filled sandwich cookies. No idea how I got there. These cookies here are thumbprint cookies. Easy-peasy thumbprint cookies. In Germany, we call them often »Engelsaugen« aka. Angel’s eyes. This type of cookie is mostly baked around Christmas and very popular here… though I actually think they should be baked all year round ;)
Strawberries and lemons are a delicious combination. Sweet and sour always go well together… although the cookies aren’t really super sour due to the lemons. There is enough sugar in those cookies to counteract this ;) Nevertheless, the lemon flavor comes across and that is, of course, what makes those cookies so delicious. If I want to eat something sour, I get myself some Warheads or whatever that super sour candy is called ;P
Anyway. The cookies are super delicious. That’s a fact. If you prefer raspberry jam or some other jam instead of strawberry jam – go for it! One last thing: do not overfill those cookies with jam. They spread quite a bit and this means the jam filling often spreads as well or is spilling instead of staying where it should. These cookies, though still delicious, look not as nice when that happens. So in this case, let Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s words guide you: less is more! ;P
My Heart Thumbprint Cookies are a good example of cookies that work well with a little more jam filling. If you prefer your jam between two cookies, you should try my Orange Funfetti Spitzbuben – those are sooo good!
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
(about 25 cookies)
3/4 cup (150g) sugar
zest of 2 organic lemons
2.5 oz. (70g) butter, melted
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 medium eggs
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 cups (260g) spelt flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
about 1/4 cup (50g) sugar
about 1/2 cup (60g) confectioners’ sugar
10-12 tbsp. strawberry jam
(etwa 25 Cookies)
150g Zucker
Abrieb von 2 Bio-Zitronen
70g Butter, geschmolzen
1/2 TL Vanille Extrakt
2 Eier (M)
2 EL Zitronensaft
260g Dinkelmehl (Type 630)
1 TL Backpulver
1/4 TL Salz
etwa 50g Zucker
etwa 60g Puderzucker
10-12 EL Erdbeermarmelade
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
1. Add the sugar and lemon zest to a large bowl and rub the zest with your fingers into the sugar to release some oils from the zest. Add the melted butter and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Next, add the eggs and lemon juice and mix until everything looks light and fluffy. Mix the spelt flour with baking powder, and salt. Add to the bowl and fold in. You will get a quite wet and sticky dough that looks more like a cake batter – but that’s what we want. Cover the bowl and place in the fridge for at least 6 hours (or overnight).
2. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Use a cookie scoop* to get dough portions out of the bowl – you want a bit more than a tablespoon of dough per cookie. Shape the dough into balls and roll those in the regular sugar first, then in the confectioners’ sugar. Place the balls on the prepared baking sheet, leaving enough space in between – the cookies will spread quite a bit. Press your thumb (or something similar) into the balls to create indentations and fill them with jam. Place the remaining dough back in the fridge for the next round.
3. Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for about 9-11 minutes or until they have expanded nicely with loads of cracks all over. Take out of the oven and let cool down on the baking sheet for some time, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Repeat with the remaining dough until everything has been used. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.
1. Zucker und Zitronenabrieb in einer großen Schüssel mit den Fingern verreiben, um noch mehr Aroma aus der Zitronenschale herauszuholen. Geschmolzene Butter und Vanille Extrakt dazugeben und alles gut verrühren. Eier und Zitronensaft ebenfalls dazugeben und alles so lange verrühren, bis die Mischung hell und luftig aussieht. Dinkelmehl mit Backpulver und Salz mischen, zur Schüssel dazugeben und unterheben. Der Teig wird recht feucht bzw. klebrig sein, aber das ist ok. Die Schüssel mit dem Teig abdecken und für mindestens 6 Stunden (oder über Nacht) in den Kühlschrank stellen.
2. Den Ofen auf 180°C (350°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Ein Backblech mit Backpapier auslegen und zur Seite stellen. Mit einem Cookie Scoop* Teigportionen aus der Schüssel holen – pro Cookie sollten es etwas mehr als 1 Esslöffel sein. Die Teigportionen zu Kugeln formen und zuerst in normalen Zucker, dann in Puderzucker wälzen. Die Teigkugeln mit genügend Abstand zueinander auf das Blech setzen, da sie recht ordentlich zerlaufen. Mit dem Daumen jeweils eine Vertiefung in den Teig drücken und dann ein wenig Marmelade einfüllen. Teigreste wieder in den Kühlschrank stellen.
3. Die Cookies für etwa 9-11 Minuten im vorgeheizten Ofen backen – sie sollten schön aufgepufft, auseinandergegangen und auf der Oberfläche mit Rissen übersät sein. Cookies aus dem Ofen nehmen und kurz auf dem Blech abkühlen lassen, dann auf ein Kuchengitter setzen und komplett auskühlen lassen. Prozedur wiederholen, bis der Teig komplett aufgebraucht ist. Die Cookies sollten in einer luftdichten Dose etwa 1 Woche durchhalten.
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PrintStrawberry Lemon Crinkle Cookies
- Prep Time: 00:20
- Cook Time: 00:11
- Total Time: 07:00
- Yield: 25 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Cuisine: International
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Lemons and strawberries work really well together – that’s the reason these Strawberry Lemon Crinkle Cookies are so delicious! You should try it!
Ingredients
3/4 cup (150g) sugar
zest of 2 organic lemons
2.5 oz. (70g) butter, melted
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 medium eggs
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 cups (260g) spelt flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
about 1/4 cup (50g) sugar
about 1/2 cup (60g) confectioners’ sugar
10–12 tbsp. strawberry jam
Instructions
1. Add the sugar and lemon zest to a large bowl and rub the zest with your fingers into the sugar to release some oils from the zest. Add the melted butter and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Next, add the eggs and lemon juice and mix until everything looks light and fluffy. Mix the spelt flour with baking powder, and salt. Add to the bowl and fold in. You will get a quite wet and sticky dough that looks more like a cake batter – but that’s what we want. Cover the bowl and place in the fridge for at least 6 hours (or overnight).
2. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Use a cookie scoop* to get dough portions out of the bowl – you want a bit more than a tablespoon of dough per cookie. Shape the dough into balls and roll those in the regular sugar first, then in the confectioners’ sugar. Place the balls on the prepared baking sheet, leaving enough space in between – the cookies will spread quite a bit. Press your thumb (or something similar) into the balls to create indentations and fill them with jam. Place the remaining dough back in the fridge for the next round.
3. Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for about 9-11 minutes or until they have expanded nicely with loads of cracks all over. Take out of the oven and let cool down on the baking sheet for some time, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Repeat with the remaining dough until everything has been used. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.
Notes
Get your bake on!
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