Orange Jam Swirl Cookies
These swirl cookies are some of our favorite holiday cookies. Buttery dough swirled with flavorful orange jam; these treats are sure to please anyone!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 30 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 200 g unsalted butter (softened, 7 oz/ 3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon)
- 100 g granulated sugar (3.5 oz/ 1/2 cup)
- 1 egg
- 2 oranges (zest of both, and juice of one (55 ml/ 1.8 fl.oz/ 1/4 cup), Note 2)
- 250 g all-purpose flour (9 oz/ 2 cups)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- a pinch of salt
- 6 tbsp orange jam ( Note 3)
Instructions
- 1
Oranges: Wash, dry, and zest the oranges, but juice only one of them.
- 2
Beat the soft butter and the sugar in a large bowl until pale and fluffy. Add the egg, orange zest, and juice of 1 orange. Mix well.
- 3
Mix flour, salt, and baking powder in another bowl. Fold them into the butter mixture.
- 4
Combine quickly to form a dough, don’t overmix it.
- 5
Refrigerate dough: Form a ball, flatten it a bit, wrap it in plastic and refrigerate it for about 2 hours or until firm enough to roll.
- 6
Flour the working surface and the rolling pin.
- 7
Roll half of the dough into a rectangle. Spread ½ of the jam evenly on the dough and roll it into a sausage. Repeat with the other half of the dough.
- 8
Freeze cookie rolls: Wrap the rolls in plastic and place them in the freezer until about half frozen, my rolls needed about 1 ½ hour to reach a good cutting consistency.
- 9
Preheat the oven to 180°C/ 350°F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- 10
Remove the rolls from the freezer. Press them back into a nice shape if they have flattened at the bottom side.
- 11
Cut cookies: Unwrap and cut them into slices using a sharp knife. You will have about 30 cookies.
- 12
Bake: Place the swirl cookies on the prepared baking sheets and bake for about 10 minutes or until golden.
- 13
Rest: Remove the trays from the oven but leave the cookies on the tray for about 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.