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Strawberry Jam Cookie Ingredients:

• 2 Cups (300g) of Sifted Plain Flour
• ¾ Cup (185ml) of Canola Oil
• ¾ Cup (170g) of Caster Sugar
• ½ Cup (160g) of Strawberry Jam
• 2 Eggs
• 2 Teaspoons O Baking Powder
• 2 Teaspoons of Vanilla Extract
• 1 Teaspoon Lemon Essence
• 1 Teaspoon of Grated Lemon Zest
• ½ Teaspoon of Freshly Ground Sea Salt
• Additional Sifted Sugar (for coating glass for flattening)

Method:

1. In a large mixing bowl beat together the canola oil and the caster sugar until blended
2. Now beat in the eggs, the vanilla extract, the lemon essence and the lemon zest
3. In another mixing bowl combine the sifted plain flour, the baking powder and the salt
4. Gradually add and beat the dry ingredients into the sugar mixture and mix well
5. Preheat oven to 2000C
6. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough about 5cm (2”) apart onto non-greased baking trays
7. Sift some sugar into a small bowl
8. Coat the bottom of a glass with non-stick cooking spray
9. Dip glass into the sifted sugar
10. Use the bottom of the prepared glass to flatten the cookies, redipping in the sugar as required
11. Drop ¼ teaspoon of strawberry jam atop the center of each flattened cookie
12. Transfer loaded baking trays to preheated oven and bake at 2000C for 8 – 10 minutes or until golden brown
13. Once cooked remove the strawberry jam cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking trays for a 1 minute before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely
14. When completely cooled transfer the strawberry jam cookies to an airtight container ready for serving

Serving:

• These portions will yield around 3 dozen ever-popular, scrumptious strawberry jam cookies
• Delicious strawberry jam cookies make perfect lunch box inclusions as they are always popular with the kids. They are also very popular when presented as an element of a cookie jar or plate of assorted mixed cookies. Not surprisingly, strawberry jam cookies are commonly enjoyed over a cup of your favorite beverage (coffee, tea, milk, juices etc.) along with some good conversation or maybe even a movie.
• Not only are strawberry jam cookies a great party hit with the kids they also make great travel snacks when taken along on your travels stored in air tight containers