Best 10 Swedish Jam Cookies Recipes

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Swedish jam cookies, also known as hallongrottor or raspberry thumbprint cookies, are a classic Swedish treat that are perfect for any occasion. These delicious cookies are made with a simple dough that is rolled into balls and then pressed with a thumb to create a well. The wells are then filled with jam, typically raspberry jam, and baked until golden brown. The result is a cookie that is crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside, with a sweet and tangy filling. If you're looking for a delicious and easy-to-make cookie recipe, then look no further than Swedish jam cookies.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

SWEDISH BUTTER COOKIES



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It's impossible to eat just one of these Swedish cookies. Naturally, they're a favorite with my Swedish husband and children-but anyone with a sweet tooth will appreciate this treat. My recipe is "well-traveled" among our friends and neighbors. -Sue Soderland, Elgin, Illinois

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield about 6 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons maple syrup
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
Confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add syrup. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Divide dough into eight portions. Roll each portion into a 9-in. log. Place 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cut into 1-in. slices. Remove to wire racks. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 47 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 38mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

SWEDISH JAM COOKIES



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For those who make their own preserves or jellies, this is a real opportunity to show them off. This recipe has been handed down four generations, and is a real favorite.

Provided by CAROL GUTT

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Scandinavian

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 7

½ cup butter
⅓ cup white sugar
⅓ cup dark corn syrup
1 egg, separated
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 cup any flavor fruit jam

Steps:

  • In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in the corn syrup and egg yolk. Gradually stir in the flour until fully incorporated. Cover and chill for at least 1/2 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
  • Roll dough into 1 inch balls, dip them in the egg white, then roll them in the nuts. Place cookies on the prepared cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Using your finger, make an indention in the center of each cookie.
  • Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Fill each indention with a small amount of jam while cookies are still warm. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 305.8 calories, Carbohydrate 42.1 g, Cholesterol 35.8 mg, Fat 14.6 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 83.3 mg, Sugar 21.1 g

SARA'S SWEDISH GEM COOKIES



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Make and share this Sara's Swedish Gem Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Kana6615

Categories     Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 24 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups flour
2 egg yolks
2 egg whites
1 1/2-2 cups pecans, chopped
raspberry preserves

Steps:

  • Cream butter and sugar together.
  • Add flour and egg yolks. Beat 1 minute.
  • Chill.
  • Shape into balls. Dip in egg whites and roll in chopped pecans.
  • Flatten on a cookie sheet and press thumb in center of each cookie. Fill indentation with jam.
  • Cook at 350 for 8-10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 174.5, Fat 13, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 36.1, Sodium 59.9, Carbohydrate 13.1, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 4.5, Protein 2.3

SWEDISH CHRISTMAS COOKIES



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 2h50m

Yield about 3 1/2 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), at room temperature
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
Colored sanding sugars or chopped toasted pecans

Steps:

  • Whisk the flour, cardamom, and salt in a bowl.
  • Put the butter and confectioners' sugar in a food processor, and process until smooth. Pulse in the egg, vanilla, and lemon zest until combined. Add the flour mixture and process to make a soft buttery dough. Divide the dough in half onto 2 (12-inch long) sheets of plastic wrap. Using the plastic, shape into rough logs. Refrigerate the dough logs for 30 minutes until just firm enough to shape into uniform logs, 8-inches long by 2-inches in diameter. Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours or overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Scatter either the sanding sugars or toasted nuts on a work surface and roll the logs until completely coated. Cut into 1/4-inch thick cookies and space about 1 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until golden around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool cookies on the pan on wire racks. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.

SWEDISH GINGER COOKIES



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There is little good in any Christmas cookie except the thought behind it. This may be doubly true for Swedish ginger cookies, a recipe that I have cherished for years, but I often feel it should come with a special warning. The principal ingredient in a batch of Swedish ginger cookies - the one that really does the trick - is 3/4 of a cup of bacon fat. You can never be too certain these days about what people will allow themselves to enjoy. Their ideas about what is good for them may be circumscribed by their upbringing, their religion or their proximity to a pig. However, I suspect that the Swedish cook who came up with this recipe was simply hemmed in by her larder. She had a pan of drippings and some extra sugar and spices, and she made a thin, brown cookie that tasted sweetly of smoke.

Provided by Cathy Horyn

Categories     dessert

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 10

3/4 cup bacon fat, cooled (from 1 1/2 to 2 pounds Oscar Mayer bacon)
1 cup sugar, plus 1/4 cup for dusting the cookies
4 tablespoons dark molasses
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, combine all ingredients. Spin until dough forms.
  • Chill the dough in the refrigerator for a few hours. Drop the dough in 1-tablespoon lumps on a cookie sheet, form into balls, roll in sugar, space 2 inches apart and press flat with fingers. Bake in the oven for about 10-12 minutes until dark brown. Let cool on baking sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a baking rack to finish cooling.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 300, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 31 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 295 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams

SWEDISH "S" COOKIES



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Provided by Molly O'Neill

Categories     dessert

Time 50m

Yield About 64 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup cool butter, cut into chunks
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg, well beaten
2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup toasted, ground pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the egg, flour and salt. Stir well to combine. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Using a cookie press with the star design, press dough onto the sheet in an "s" shape about 1 1/2 inches long. Repeat, placing cookies 2 inches apart. Bake until the edges are barely golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.
  • In a double boiler, melt the chocolate chips. Dip one end of each cookie into the chocolate and then into the ground pecans. Return to the rack to dry. Cookies can be frozen in an airtight container, with wax paper between each layer for up to 6 months. Defrost 30 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 69, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 7 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 11 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

SWEDISH SPICE COOKIES (MUSKOTSNITTAR)



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Also known as nutmeg slices, these easy-to-make cookies boast two more warming spices -- cinnamon and ginger -- and are just the thing for a coffee break. A fork is all you need for the striking linear decoration on top.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes about 48

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
2/3 cup packed dark-brown sugar

Steps:

  • Whisk together flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt in a medium bowl.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Gradually add flour mixture and beat to combine. Divide dough evenly into quarters.
  • Roll each quarter into a 14-inch-long rope. Transfer ropes to parchment-lined baking sheets, spaced 6 inches apart (two ropes per sheet). Flatten ropes to 2 inches wide and 1/4 inch thick. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using the back of the tines of a fork, make crosswise lines across the surface of each flattened portion of dough. Bake, rotating halfway through, until golden around the edges and dry on top, 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks; let cool 5 minutes. While still warm, cut on the diagonal into 1-inch-thick slices. Let cool completely. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

JAM SANDWICH COOKIES



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For bakery-quality cookies in a hurry, just add butter and milk to our Everyday Baking Mix.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Time 40m

Yield Makes 18

Number Of Ingredients 4

4 cups Everyday Baking Mix, spooned and leveled
1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/2 cup whole milk
3/4 cup seedless jam or jelly

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In a food processor, pulse baking mix and butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add milk; pulse until a dough forms.
  • Drop dough by heaping tablespoons onto sheets, 4 inches apart. (You will fit about 9 cookies to a sheet; bake in two batches to make a total of 36 cookies.) Bake until cookies begin to turn golden but center is still pale, 12 to 14 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Spread flat side of half the cookies with 2 teaspoons jam each; sandwich with remaining cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 251 g, Fat 11 g, Protein 2 g

SWEDISH JAM SHORTBREAD



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This is another one of the gems from an old Pillsbury mini cookbook. Easy and delicious. Looks wonderful on a holiday cookie tray.

Provided by mandabears

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 35m

Yield 36 bars

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1 (10 ounce) jar seedless red raspberry jam
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons water
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease and flour 13 x9 pan, I use Bakers Joy spray.
  • In a large bowl combine cake mix, nuts, butter and egg.
  • Beat on low speed until crumbly.
  • Press evenly in prepared pan.
  • Spread with raspberry jam.
  • (I usually heat the jam in the microwave for 30 seconds to make it easier to spread).
  • Bake for 25 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
  • Combine glaze ingredients until smooth, add additional water a drop at a time for desired consistency.
  • Drizzle over warm shortbread.
  • Cool completely.
  • Cut into bars.

STRAWBERRY JAM COOKIES



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Fill your cookies with scrumptiously sweet strawberry jam and try our easy Strawberry Jam Cookies. You'll enjoy our easy slice and bake technique on these jam cookies and how festive they'll look for any holiday party.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Baking Ingredients

Time 1h27m

Yield 48 servings, 1 cookie each

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs, divided
1 tsp. vanilla
2-1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
3/4 cup strawberry jam
1 tsp. powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Beat cream cheese, butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Separate 1 egg; reserve white for later use. Add yolk, second (whole) egg and vanilla to cream cheese mixture; mix well. Gradually beat in combined flour and baking powder until blended.
  • Divide dough into 4 equal pieces. Roll each piece into 12x1-inch log; place, 2 inches apart, on large baking sheet. Use handle of wooden spoon or fingers to make 1/2-inch-wide and 1/2-inch-deep depression down center of each log. Beat reserved egg white with fork; brush over dough. Sprinkle with nuts. Fill depressions with jam.
  • Bake 25 to 27 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Transfer to wire racks; cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut each log into 12 diagonal slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 90, Fat 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 45 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 1 g

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients for the best flavor.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before rolling and cutting. This will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Roll the dough to a thickness of 1/8 inch (3 mm). If the dough is too thick, the cookies will be dense and doughy. If the dough is too thin, the cookies will be crispy.
  • Use a sharp knife or cookie cutter to cut the dough. This will help prevent the dough from tearing.
  • Bake the cookies in a preheated oven. This will help them bake evenly.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before filling them with jam. This will help prevent the jam from leaking out.

Conclusion:

Swedish jam cookies are a delicious and festive treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are perfect for any occasion, from holiday gatherings to casual get-togethers. With their buttery flavor and sweet jam filling, these cookies are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a special treat, give Swedish jam cookies a try. You won't be disappointed!

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