Thursday, February 14, 2013

Beurre & Sel Jammers

 This is my new favorite cookie!  After buying these in New York I couldn't wait to get home and make them myself!  I love that you make them in stages...make the dough one day and freeze it...the next day you make the cookies.  For some reason that really appeals to me :-)

 Cookies ... all baked and cooling!
 
 I found using a small cookie cutter covered with foil protected the jam from getting the streusel all over the jam.

These are REALLY good ... and freeze great too!
 

 
Beurre & Sel Jammers
Bon Appetit / December 2012
by: Dorie Greenspan

 
Cookie dough:

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt
  • 2 large egg yolks, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

Streusel and assembly:

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 5 1/2 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup thick jam, such as lingonberry, apricot, orange marmalade, and blackberry


  • Special equipment:A 2" cookie cutter; 3 standard 12-cup muffin tins


Preparation

For cookie dough:
Using an electric mixer at medium speed, beat butter in a large bowl until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes. Add both sugars and salt; beat until well blended, about 1 minute. Reduce speed to low; beat in egg yolks and vanilla. Add flour and mix just to combine. Dough will be soft and slightly sticky.

Divide dough in half. Place each half between sheets of parchment or waxed paper. Flatten dough into disks. Working with 1 disk at a time, roll out dough, occasionally lifting paper on both sides for easy rolling, until 1/4" thick. Freeze dough in paper until firm, at least 2 hours. DO AHEAD: Dough can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep frozen.

For streusel:
Mix flour, sugar, and salt in a small mixing bowl. Using your fingertips, rub butter and vanilla into dry ingredients until no large lumps remain and butter is well incorporated. Streusel will be sandy and hold its shape when pressed between your fingers. Cover and chill. DO AHEAD: Streusel can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled.

For assembly:
Arrange a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 350°F.

Using cookie cutter, cut out rounds of frozen dough from freezer. Place rounds in bottom of muffin cups and gently pat to flatten. Continue cutting frozen dough into rounds; gather scraps and repeat process of rolling out and cutting to make 34 rounds. Cover muffin tins with foil and chill in freezer until dough is firm, about 30 minutes or up to 2 days.

Spoon about 1 teaspoon jam into the center of each round of dough. Using your fingers or a small spoon, sprinkle 1-1 1/2 tablespoons streusel around edges of each cookie, trying not to get any in the jam.

Bake cookies, in batches if needed, until sides and streusel are golden, 20-22 minutes. Let cool in tins for 15 minutes. Run a small knife around edges of muffin cups; gently remove cookies and let cool completely on a wire rack. DO AHEAD: Cookies can be baked 2 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.


MY NOTES:

I used ½ teaspoon of jam and 1 Tablespoon of streusel per cookie.

The jam I used: Raspberry Peach Champagne Preserves

1 comment:

  1. Kendra, I saw these the other day while I was checking out your post…and I forgot to leave you a comment. These are gorgeous…you did Dorie proud! I am looking forward to trying them…thanks for the recipe!!

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