Simple Vanilla Jam Drop Cookie Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and egg yolks. Mix in flour a little bit at a time until a soft dough forms. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. If dough is too soft, refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes. Place balls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Use your finger or an instrument of similar size to make a well in the center of each cookie. Fill the hole with 1/2 teaspoon of preserves.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown on the bottom. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cream together butter or margarine and white sugar. Add egg, vanilla and milk. Mix well.
• Gradually add flour, baking soda and salt. Mix well. Roll spoonfuls of dough in your hands and dip one end in colored sugar. Place on baking sheets and press top down with a glass. Bake for 12 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F, and grease a cookie sheet, of cover it with wax paper.
• Cream the sugar, shortening/butter/margarine and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, sift the flour, salt and soda and add to the first mixture.
• Add the remaining ingredients (except the jam), beating well.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls on the cookie sheet, about an inch apart.
• Using a thimble, or your fingers, make an indent in the center of each cookie and drop a small amount of jam or jelly in it.
• Bake for ten to thirteen minutes and enjoy!

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Whisk eggs in a large bowl until frothy.
• Add sugar, oil, vanilla and lemon zest; mix well.
• Stir the dry ingredients into egg mixture till well blended.
• Chill, covered for 30 minutes or more.
• Drop cookie dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Dip bottom of a flat-bottomed glass with water and dip glass into additional sugar.
• Press top of each cookie gently with the glass to flatten.
• Repeat with water and dipping in sugar for each cookie.
• Bake in 400° oven till cookies are lightly browned.
• Cool for 2 minutes on baking sheets.
• Then cool completely on wire racks.
• Store in airtight containers.