Homemade Jammie Dodgers

Ingredients

200g butter (softened)

110g caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

340g plain flour

jam of your choice

Preparation

1. Using a wooden spoon (or electric hand mixer), cream together the butter and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy.

2. Add the vanilla extract and mix well.

3. Gradually, mix in the flour until it forms a dough.

4. With your hands, bring the dough together until it is firm and even.

5. Place the dough between two sheets of greaseproof paper and roll it out to a thickness of about 3cm.

6. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

7. Preheat the oven to 160°C. Grease or line the baking trays

8. Using the round biscuit cutter, cut an even number of biscuits.

9. With half of the round biscuit shapes, cut a smaller hole in the centre with the heart-shaped cutter or any shape you wish :) We went for stars!

10. Place all the biscuits on the baking tray and bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown. You may need to add a bit more time.

11. Once baked, allow to rest slightly before putting them onto a wire rack to cool completely. 12. Once the biscuits have cooled, spread the jam onto each round biscuit before placing a cut-out biscuit on top.

Recipe from Twinkl