Jam tart cookies. The tart shell almost melts in your mouth and using the food processor this is so very easy to make. I was thinking thumbprint cookies when I was filling with the preserves but they certainly don t taste like cookies definitely pastry. We really enjoyed the bite-size tarts and I ll use the mini-muffin tin for this recipe in the future. My recipe is made more like a biscuit or cookie dough as opposed to a pastry but either is fine. I like this recipe because the tart shell is super buttery and, while delicate, absolutely melts in your mouth.

You can also use a pastry base if you prefer. Jam Tarts: In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about two minutes). Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until combined. You can have Jam tart cookies using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Jam tart cookies

You need 6 cups of flour.
You need 6 tsp of baking powder.
You need 2 tsp of bircabonate of soda.
Prepare 1 cup of sugar.
Prepare 5 of eggs.
It's 2 TBS of vanilla essence.
You need 500 g of Margarine.
You need 1 tsp of each Apricot jam.
Prepare of Sprinkle of coconut.

Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Great recipe for Jam tart biscuits. Press about three-quarters of dough into bottom of pan (no need to press dough up the sides).

Jam tart cookies instructions

Preheat oven 180 degrees Celsius.
Take a mixing bowl and pour the margarine and sugar mix well with a hand mixer.
Add eggs before adding them just crack them separately so that you won't make that mistake of cracking a expired eggs..
After mixing them with a hand mixer the dough is smooth and silky add vanilla essence, baking powder and bircabonate of soda..
After mixing the sift the flour and mix now don't use the mixer but use the wooden pin and fold gentle until the dough is well mixed..
Take your baking pan grease it with baking spray if you have I use margarine and sprinkle flour on the pan.
Roll your dough in small ball and take your thumb and press then scoop that 1 TSP of jam and sprinkle with coconut.
Then bake for 15 minutes on a 180 degrees Celsius.
Once baked remove the and cool them the serve them with tea or juice as it's summer juice will do enjoy.

Crumble remaining dough over jam to form topping. Jam tarts are a perfect beginner baking recipe since they only require a few ingredients and less than an hour to make. You can substitute ready-made shortcrust pastry dough to save time or follow our recipe below to make pastry crust from scratch. Just fill with a little jam or, for lemon tarts, use lemon curd. Cut out rounds with a cookie cutter and place each round into the muffin tin.