½cup(113.5g)unsalted buttersoftened slightly to room temperature (not overly soft or melty)
2tablespoons(25g)granulated sugar
3tablespoons(23g)powdered sugar
¼teaspoonvanilla extractoptional
¼teaspoonalmond extractoptional
1⅓cup(166.67g)all-purpose flourweighed in grams for best results
⅛teaspoonsalt
⅓cupraspberry jam
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F and fill a muffin pan with liners or lightly grease with butter.
In a medium/large bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract really well. Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed.
Stir in the flour and salt just until combined and crumbly (see Step 2 in the post above). If you squeeze a handful of dough, it should press together like Play-doh.
Press 2 packed teaspoons of dough into the bottom of each muffin liner. Feel free to add extra for a thicker cookie base, but leave about ¾ cup of cookie dough crumbs for topping.
Spread about 1 teaspoon of raspberry jam in the center of each cookie.
Sprinkle cookie dough crumbs over the top of the raspberry jam so that it's mostly covered.
Bake on the middle oven rack until the tops and edges just start to tan (about 15-20 minutes).
Let the cookies sit in the pan until they're cool and firm enough to transfer to a cooling rack.
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Notes
Servings: This recipe makes about 12-16 cookies in a regular muffin tin.Mini Cookies: Use a mini muffin pan. Press about 1-2 packed teaspoons of dough into each mini muffin liner, then top with raspberry jam and crumbs. Bake at 350°F until they start to tan (about 8-12 minutes).Jumbo Cookies: Use a jumbo muffin pan. Press about 1-2 packed tablespoons of dough into each jumbo muffin liner, then top with jam and crumbs. Bake at 350°F until they start to tan (about 15-20 minutes).Make Ahead: Make the dough ahead of time and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for 2 weeks.Storage: Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 5 days or in the freezer for 1 month.