VaniliceJam-Filled Walnut Cookies

Name: Vanilice (Jam-Filled Walnut Cookies)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Serbia
Ingredients: 260 g All-Purpose Flour; 80 g Walnuts (finely ground); 200 g Unsalted Butter (softened); 2 pcs Egg Yolk; 90 g Powdered Sugar; 10 g Vanilla Sugar; 4 g Lemon Peel (finely grated); 6 g Baking Powder; 2 g Salt; 150 g Plum Jam; 20 g Powdered Sugar

Vanilice are Serbian sandwich cookies filled with jam and coated with powdered sugar. This version adds walnuts and lemon zest to the tender butter dough and uses plum jam as a regional variation.

Prep

30m

Cook

15m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

386kcal

Calories

Protein

23g

Fat

42g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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Dough

260g
All-Purpose Flour
80g
Walnuts (finely ground)
200g
Unsalted Butter (softened)
2pcs
Egg Yolk
90g
Powdered Sugar
10g
Vanilla Sugar
4g
Lemon Peel (finely grated)
6g
Baking Powder
2g
Salt

Filling

150g
Plum Jam

Serving

20g
Powdered Sugar

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Method

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8 steps

01
Heat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
02
Beat the unsalted butter with the powdered sugar and vanilla sugar until creamy.
03
Mix in the egg yolks and lemon peel.
04
Add the all-purpose flour, walnuts, baking powder, and salt and mix just until a soft dough forms.
05
Roll the dough to about 5 mm (1/4-inch) thick and cut into small rounds.
06
Bake until set and only lightly golden at the edges, then cool completely.
07
Sandwich the cookies with the plum jam.
08
Dust generously with the powdered sugar and let the cookies rest before serving.

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