Butter Sandwich Cookies

 

Cookies:

250g butter, softened (about 1 cup + 1 ½ Tbsp.)

50 g powdered sugar (about ½ cup)

225 g flour (about 1 ½ cups + 3 Tbps.)

25 g cornstarch (about 1/4 cup)

 

Filling:

1/3 cup softened butter

4 oz. homemade raspberry jam

1 cup powdered sugar

 

Beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Sift flour and cornstarch on top and slowly beat in. Put dough in piping bag and pipe 24 shapes (swirls, hearts, etc.). Bake at 10 minutes in 375 degree oven. Let sit 5 minutes on the cookie sheet.

Mix together filling ingredients. Put in piping bag. Pipe bottom of one cookie and place another cookie on top, bottoms together.

Makes 12 sandwich cookies

 

 

Modified from the Great British Bake Off recipe