Raspberry and Blackberry Jam Filled Cookies (eggless)

Ingredients ( makes 16 cookies )

All purpose flour - 1 cup

Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup

Baking powder - 1/2 tsp

Butter (softened) - 1/2 cup

Milk - 1 tbsp

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Raspberry jam - 4 tsp

Blackberry jam - 4 tsp

(You can use any jam of your liking)

Method

1. In a medium to large mixing bowl, whisk butter and sugar till it's smooth and creamy

2. Add powdered sugar and whisk till its fluffy

3. Mix in milk and vanilla essence

4. In another bowl, mix the flour and baking powder

5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet. Mix till it comes together

6. Allow the dough to rest in the refrigerator for an hour

7. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking tray with aluminum foil or baking paper. Grease it with butter and lightly sprinkle flour all over

8. Using a tablespoon, scoop out the dough. Roll the dough into balls. You should get around 16 balls.

9. Make a depression in the centre of each ball and fill it with 1/2 a tsp of jam. Seal the jam by pressing the edges of the dough together. Flatten the balls a little between your palms

10. Place the dough balls on the baking tray, keeping them apart by 1''

11. Bake it for 15-20 minutes. Turn off the oven as soon as the cookies start to brown. Take the cookies out after 5-10 minutes and let them cool completely on a rack.

12. Store them in an airtight container.

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