Hanukkah Jelly Cookie Recipe

This Hanukkah Jelly Cookie Recipe is so east to make! From start to finish it only takes about 30 minutes. You can fill these up with any filling you'd like

Course Dessert

Cuisine Jewish

Keyword hanukkah desserts, hanukkah recipes

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 30

Servings Cookies

Calories 173kcal

Author Tiffany Bendayan

Ingredients

Ingredients for Cookie Dough

2 sticks Unsalted Butter at room temperature
1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
1/2 cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Plain Greek Yogurt or Sour Cream
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla or Pinch of Vanilla Powder
Jelly Jam or Chocolate Spread
Powdered Sugar to dust cookies

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

For Cookies

Mix all the cookie ingredients until a ball forms. Shape into a disc, wrap with plastic paper and refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes
Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees F
In a floured surface, place the dough and roll until you get it thin ( about a 1/4 inch). Cut out circles using a cookie cutter or the rim of a glass
Place cookie circles in a jelly roll pan lined with Parchment Paper
On half of the cookies cut out small shapes using a smaller cookie cutter or a paring knife
The remaining cookie dough can be rolled again and cut out into circles to make more
Bake in the oven until browned. About 8 - 10 minutes
Remove from oven and let the cookies cool on a baking rack

Assembly

Spread some jam or jelly over the cookies that have not been cut. Sprinkle powdered sugar on the cutout cookies
Sandwich the cutout cookies with the whole ones and enjoy!

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