Empire Cookies + Giveaway!

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We are one day away from December and this past weekend has thrown me completely into Christmas mode. To be honest, it really doesn’t take much, but two days of Black Friday shopping and a few Christmas carols, and I am ready to dive head first into the shopping, gift wrapping, and holiday baking. My grandma has made empire cookies around the holidays for as long as I can remember, and they have always been one of my favorites. My loving them is a bit surprising since I usually prefer rich desserts, but I can never get enough of the buttery shortbread-type cookies with jam sandwiched between them and topped with a simple icing. I can’t believe they haven’t been on the site prior to this, so I’m thrilled to share them with you. Let the holiday baking begin!

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I love coloring the icing to reflect the festive season, so these are topped with red icing. I didn’t have green food coloring or I would have used that as well. You could always use the regular white icing plain, or top the white icing with red and/or green sprinkles.

You can use your favorite type of jam in these cookies and while I typically use raspberry jam, I was able to try a set of Crofter’s Superfruit Spreads recently and used the South America spread, which is Maqui berries and passionfruit blended with red grapes and morello cherries. This stuff is seriously good. So good. These spreads are 100% organic and include four unique fruit combinations from different regions of the world and are sweetened with fair-trade sugar. The variations include:

♦  Asia – Raspberries and yumberries blended with morello cherries and red grapes.

♦  Europe – Pomegranates and black currants blended with red grapes and morello cherries.

♦  North America – Wild cranberries and blueberries blended with red grapes and morello cherries.

♦  South America – Maqui berries and passionfruit blended with red grapes and morello cherries.

These spreads are perfect for any recipe that calls for your favorite jam, and will liven up your breakfast toast or PB&J sandwich.

image_superfruitsI love these spreads and love that the company was founded by an immigrant family, so I’m thrilled to give away sets of Crofter’s Superfruit Spreads to TWO lucky readers, who will be selected at random. Each set includes the four spreads pictured and described above. The giveaway guidelines:

Deadline: Wednesday, December 3, 2009 11:59pm EST

Required: Your email address. You must fill out the email address portion of the comment form (it will not be published) or I will not be able to contact you should you win.

Restrictions: Due to shipping restrictions, this giveaway is only for those with U.S. and Canada mailing addresses. My apologies to international readers!

How to Enter: It’s simple! Leave a comment on this post and answer the following question: What is your favorite recipe using jam?

For an Extra Entry: Tweet about this giveaway, post about it on your blog, or post about it on Facebook. Then come back and leave a link to your Tweet, blog post, or Facebook post for a possible 3 extra entries.

Good Luck!

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The giveaway is now closed and the two winners have been selected by Random.org.

Congratulations to commenter #61, Jennifer! Her favorite recipe using jam:

“my favorite recipe with jam has to be caramelized onions. you cook some little pearl onions in a couple teaspoons of Currant jam/jelly, among other things…unfortunately I’m blanking on what else goes in there, oops! but anyway, they’re SO GOOD. I love having them as part of a holiday meal.”

And congratulations to commenter #218, Annie! Her favorite recipe using jam:

“I love Italian plum crostata. The recipe uses my parents’ backyard plums . Because there is an overbundance, and we are unable to eat them all at once, my Mom makes plum jam which she uses in the recipe.

Empire Cookies

Yield: About 4 dozen

For the Cookies:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
½ cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup of your favorite jam

For the Icing:
1 cup powdered sugar
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 Tablespoon milk

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mat; set aside.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk flour and baking powder; set aside.

3. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract. On low speed, beat in the flour mixture just until combined.

4. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to a little less than ¼-inch thick. Using a 1¾-inch round or fluted cookie cutter, cut out rounds. Place about one inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes, just until the edges start to color. Watch closely, as they can get too dark rather quickly! Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

5. Spread bottom side of half of the cookies with about ¼ teaspoon of jam. Top with remaining cookies.

6. To make icing, whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk, adjusting the milk and powdered sugar to reach the desired consistency. Spread over the tops of the cookies. Let stand until icing is completely dry. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature.

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  1. these look awesome!

    Comment by Sarah —
  2. So yummy! I’m still waiting for the chance to try a jam recipe but my favorite flavor is strawberry, unless one of these change my mind! :)

    Comment by Nathalie —
  3. I like raspberry jam bars. Mmm….

    Comment by Melissa P. —
  4. Honestly – I’ve never really cooked with it. But, if I win, I’ll definitely try out some different recipes. :)

    Comment by Erica
  5. I would have to say rugala cookies with rasberry jam.

    Comment by Sarah —
  6. Thumbprint Cookies!

    Comment by Lindsey
  7. I also tweeted about it!

    http://twitter.com/linzkitchen

    Comment by Lindsey
  8. My favorite Christmas cookie using jam is raspberry jam shortbread thumbprints. MMmmm I can taste them now! A co-worker once ate 15 of them in a row. I <3 Christmas.

    Comment by Rachel J
  9. They look yum, would go great with espresso!

    Comment by LoveFeast Table
  10. These all sound super yummy!

    Comment by Sarah R —
  11. I love making window cookies (jam in the window type cookies)….they are so cute and yummy!

    Comment by Amy S
  12. Homemade apricot on leg o’lamb.
    Or homemade elderberry/grape on homemade bread.
    Must I really choose?
    Homemade plum on piecrust scraps feels soooo left out!

    Comment by Kat
  13. Cute cookies! Though I try not to use food colourings, I still do when I bake French macarons. And if I want them fast, I definitely use fruit spread in there instead of making a ganache :)

    Comment by Dolce
  14. ‘Jam-Jams’ & thumbprint cookies YUM

    Comment by Keely —
  15. My favorite thing to bake with jam is hazelnut linzer tart. These look delicious.

    Comment by shoshana Ohriner
  16. Peach muffins using spiced peach preserves! Thanks for the giveaway!

    Comment by Mireya —
  17. What a great giveaway! My favorite recipe using jam is linzer tart cookies filled with raspberry jam. Delish!

    tribespider at yahoo dotcom

    Comment by Alison —
  18. I make a cupcake with a rasberry jam center that is really yummy!

    Comment by Jingle
  19. I like to put jam in my pancake batter. Your cookies are so pretty though. Makes me want to bake some. :)

    Comment by Regina —
  20. My favorite recipe using jam is Dorie Greenspan’s Perfect Party cake with Raspberry preserves. yummy!!!
    Hope I win ~ your cookies are so cute!

    Comment by shelly (cookies and cups)
  21. Your cookies are so cute and those spreads sound wonderful! Love the labels!

    Comment by bridget {bake at 350}
  22. I’d have to say coffee cake!

    Comment by Anna —
  23. Peanut butter sandwiches, what else!

    Comment by BethieofVA
  24. I have to go along with the shortbread thumbprint type of cookie. Love the buttery, sandy cookie with the sweet jam. Apricot and raspberry are my favorites!

    Comment by Diane —
  25. My favorite recipe using jam are the Barefoot Contessa’s peanut butter and jelly bars. I made them for my brother all the time while he was living in the dorms at school nearby!

    Comment by Jessica —
  26. Yammy!! Beautiful and delicious (for sure!) as always!!

    Comment by marina mott
  27. My favorite are White Cornmeal Thumb Print Cookies. Last time I made them I used some cherry preserve and plum jam that a friend of ours made! YUM!

    Comment by Emily (iBAK3) —
  28. I’m in early Christmas mode too. Love the colors of these cookies!

    Comment by sharon
  29. http://frugalbakinglady.blogspot.com/2009/11/want-some-free-jam.html

    I blogged about your post too!

    Comment by Emily (iBAK3) —
  30. I love the Raspberry Strippers from Cooking Light — they are so melt-in-your mouth perfect!!

    Comment by Julie @savvyeats
  31. I love my mom’s jam thumbprint cookies. They are like a shortbread cookie with a thumb indent for raspberry jam!

    Comment by Sarah H —
  32. I like to mix seedless jam into my buttercream to create a fresh, fruity flavor!

    Comment by Melanie
  33. I think my favorite recipe using jam would be those thumbprint cookies. lol. Simple but yummy!

    Comment by Josie
  34. I like to make thumb print cookies using jam.

    Comment by RMJ —
  35. my favorite recipe with jam is the barefoot contessa’s mini linzer cookies. soooo yummy.

    Comment by brooke —
  36. yummmmmmmmy ! looks great!

    Comment by Tara
  37. I really like to make tarts with a cream cheese-jam filling. Raspberry is my current fave. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Comment by Jelli Bean
  38. My mom’s Ice Cream Kolachy are my absolute favorite cookie. I have wonderful childhood memories covered in flour rolling the dough while standing on a kitchen chair.

    Comment by denise —
  39. I love using a cinnamon roll recipe but using orange marmalade as the filling. It’s delicious!

    Thanks for hosting this giveaway! :)

    Comment by Margaret —
  40. That jam looks incredibly yummy! I love to make homemade granola bars with a layer of jam in the middle.

    Comment by Jeanne
  41. My favorite recipe using jam is Peanut Butter and Jelly bars. Last time I made a batch for my daughter to take to a party, I came very close to keeping them for myself instead!

    Comment by Rachel —
  42. One of my favorite recipes is with jam are raspberry chocolate crumb bars full of delicious goodness like sweetened condensed milk! I think experimenting with these jams for the bars would be a flavor journey. :)

    Comment by Christine —
  43. Thumbprint cookies with raspberry jam!

    Comment by Rachel —
  44. My favorite recipe is a cookie called Jewel Brooches … kind of like a jam thumbprint cookie, but the dough is much more buttery and delicious, and they’re tiny. So good!

    Comment by Lisa —
  45. White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake is my favorite with jam recipe.

    Comment by Amber Hancock
  46. I like butter cookies and you can put a drop of jam in the middle.

    Comment by Susan —
  47. Does toast with jam count? Maybe one of my favorite breakfast items of all time (peach or apricot being the best, with blackberry at a close second). If not, then pork tenderloin with apricot glaze…yum.

    Comment by Rebecca —
  48. My favourite way to use jam in cookies is still the old fashioned thumb print cookies with a dob of jam in them!

    Comment by Mardi @eatlivetravelwrite
  49. I love using no sugar added raspberry jam with balasmic vinegar as a salad dressing for chicken spinach salad – yum!
    If we are not taking recipe though, spoonfuls directly from the jar are the best way to enjoy Crofters!

    Comment by Jen B —
  50. My favorite recipe for using jam is my Christmas cookie, which I will be making this year.

    Comment by KimC —
  51. My favorite recipe is a sour cream raspberry bread. I love raspberry jam!

    Comment by Kim —
  52. My favorite to use jam is to make a crostrata, filled with jam. it is easy and looks great on a holiday table.

    Comment by Jane L —
  53. My mom and I make these awesome rainbow cookies that have apricot jam in them. They are green, pink, and yellow and covered in chocolate. They are pretty awesome and always make an appearance during the holidays!

    Comment by Astrid
  54. Sadly I don’t have the recipe itself, but my favorite “jam food” is my grandmother’s rolled cookies with short pastry and handmade jam – they were beautiful and so scrumptious!

    Comment by Avital
  55. Oatmeal with a little bit of strawberry or raspberry jam stirred in

    Comment by Mary
  56. Favorite recipe using jam is a raspberry cream cheese bar. Oh, now I’m getting hungry! Thanks for the great giveaway

    Comment by Rebecca
  57. I love thumbprint cookies! They are so yummy! I also really enjoy making grilled peanut butter & jam sandwiches…sounds wierd, but SO delish!

    Comment by Jennifer —
  58. My favorite “recipe” is homemade jam on hot buttered toast. Yum!

    Comment by Betsy —
  59. Thumbprint cookies. Seedless raspberry jam!

    Toast and butter with strawberry works too.

    Comment by Willa
  60. Yummi-licious!!! Look fantastic. My fav is rainbow cookies!!

    Comment by Theresa
  61. my favorite recipe with jam has to be caramelized onions. you cook some little pearl onions in a couple teaspoons of Currant jam/jelly, among other things…unfortunately I’m blanking on what else goes in there, oops! but anyway, they’re SO GOOD. I love having them as part of a holiday meal.

    Comment by Jennifer —
  62. These jams look delicious as do the cookies. I love to mix jams into yogurt and make my own fruit flavored yogurt. I also love any type of cookie that uses jam. Mmmmmmmm!

    Comment by Pat —
  63. Oh my gosh, the spreads and the cookies look yummy!! I use a roasted onion and garlic jam along with goat cheese to make the most wonderful grilled pizza.

    Comment by Lisa~~
  64. I like to make a Raspberry Chocolate Nut Bar using raspberry jam, shortbread bottom, meringue-like topping (because it has egg whites in it) with chocolate & nut layers. You only need a very small bar because it’s too rich. What a fun & useful giveaway! Thanks :)

    Comment by Ellen
  65. glazing chicken in orange marmalade before throwing on the grill in the summer, and smearing between layers of scone dough before baking in the winter. jam = love.

    cheers,

    *heather*

    Comment by heather
  66. absolutely love Pineapple preserves on salmon….

    Comment by pegasuslegend
  67. Wow, those look great! I love using jam for Linzer bars and with balsamic vinegar on chicken.

    Comment by Amy —
  68. I like making linzer cookies with red current jam. Delish!

    Comment by Lisa
  69. not entering the contest, but thanks for the recipe – have never heard of empire cookies before now….

    Comment by Drick
  70. It’s technically not jam but there is a great appetizer recipe that calls for apple butter. ::drool::

    You take crostini and top it with apple butter and a slice of brie. Melt the brie and top with a sliver of smoked ham. The salty and the sweet and the brie . . . yum! It’s to DIE for!

    Comment by Layne
  71. Grilled peanut butter and jelly!

    Comment by erika Wimble —
  72. Good ole’ PB &J sammie!

    Comment by Abbie —
  73. Thumbprint cookies!

    Comment by Christina
  74. thanks so much this looks wonderful

    Comment by mindy —
  75. woops i forgot to tell you i love making mandelbredt thanks minsthins at optonline dot net

    Comment by mindy —
  76. It has already been said, but thumbprint cookies it is !

    Comment by Kassy —
  77. I know it’s not original, thumbprint cookies. The empire cookies look really good, so I might have to try them.

    Comment by Heather
  78. I love homemade pop-tarts, with strawberry jam especially :)

    Comment by Amanda —
  79. It’s not much of a recipe but jam with nut butter on toast or in my oatmeal is my favorite!

    Comment by Andrea —
  80. I love to keep it simple…make some homemade bread and spread jam on it…..the best!

    Enjoy!

    Comment by Pam
  81. Blackberry jam or cranberry compote – yum!

    Comment by Ashley —
  82. these cookies look so good! for some reason, it reminds me of wooden toy soldiers. must be that red icing! I can’t wait to try these. I usually make jam thumbprint cookies… but this is a nice variation. buttery cookie with jam… and icing to “theme” it to the holidays! amazing!

    Comment by jennifer
  83. I love pb&j’s, but I also like to use jam to make salad vinaigrettes.

    Comment by Julie —
  84. I like to make cake but put jam inbetween the layers instead of frosting, it’s a wonderful surprise :)

    Comment by Rebecca —
  85. As boring as it is, my favourite recipe is a good peanut butter and jam sandwich. Yum!

    Comment by Christine
  86. Mmm… I’m so excited for Christmas cookies. My favorite jam recipe is stuffed french toast filled with ricotta and rhubarb jam.

    Comment by Rebecca —
  87. Very nice giveaway! I made some sesame cookies a few months ago that had some jam in the middle, they were yum!

    Comment by Julie
  88. chocolate raspberry cake

    Comment by Joanna Allison —
  89. Rugelach! Oh, how I love rugelach!

    Comment by Sarah
  90. Thumbprint cookies!

    Comment by Tiffany S. —
  91. I love cocktail meatballs. unconventional sweet usage all the way!

    Comment by Kitty Devany
  92. Crofters is a truly unique jam. We tried it for the first time over Thanksgiving and everyone loved it. We love to put a little jam at the bottom of our custard. Flip out after baking and the warm jam melts all over the custard! Comforting and fanciful in one dessert.

    Comment by Jen —
  93. I tweeted @tifscatku

    Comment by Tiffany S. —
  94. Stained Glass cookies are my favorite.

    Comment by Kristin T —
  95. I like to make bars with jam in the middle, strawberry, apple and blackberry ones!

    Comment by Michele P. —
  96. tweeted http://twitter.com/micaela6955/status/6223100248

    Comment by Michele P.
  97. Peanut butter sandwiches have kept me from going hungry on many occasions! The North American version sounds like it would be especially delicious with peanut butter, but I would of course try them all.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    Comment by april
  98. Peanut butter and jelly bar are my FAVORITE, and you can use any flavor that tickles your fancy!!

    Comment by Hollie —
  99. I love to make raspberry oatmeal bars with raspberry jam. Or thumbprint cookies!

    Comment by Lindsey (Canada) —
  100. a simple butter cookie similar to this w/ a “thumbprint” filled w/ jam and than a bit of vanilla or almond glaze drizzled on top.
    yummmm.

    Comment by jacquie —
  101. i love to make strawberry jam omlettes. when the omlette is almost done, u put a big spoon of jam in the middle and fold in on the side . the jam will become runny n gooey.soooo good

    Comment by ++MIRA++
  102. Peanut butter thumbprint cookies with strawberry or raspberry jam are my favorite, but I definitely want to try your recipe. Thanks for a chance at the giveaway!

    Comment by Dani —
  103. Thumbprint cookies are my fave.

    Comment by Jonnie H —
  104. White chocolate raspberry cheesecake

    Comment by Tessa
  105. oh wow those look great! My gram made ones that looked like little empanadas with jam in them – yummy!

    Comment by Jess
  106. I love anything with raspberry jam. In particular I make a wicked raspberry coconut bar that gets gobbled up around here!

    Comment by Yael
  107. yum! i have to go with thumbprint cookies…an oldie but goodie!

    Comment by Gail —
  108. I’m new to this whole cooking/baking thing but am soo looking forward to cooking with jam! My grandmother used to make the best sour cherry jam with the sour cherries from our backyard when I was growing up!

    Comment by nelly —
  109. What cute cookies!

    I really just enjoy jam best on toast! I’m boring :)

    Comment by Kerstin
  110. Toast, whole wheat with butter and homemade jam…..

    Comment by samk —
  111. I have an amazing recipe for chocolate-strawberry bundt cake using strawberry jam…made it sooo light and really moist. YUM!

    Comment by Jennie
  112. I use grape jam in my spaghetti sauce and meatballs in grape jam and Hienz 57 sauce is good too.

    Comment by Kelly Ann T. —
  113. I don’t bake with jam all that often. The only thing that comes to mind are thumbprint cookies… Although there’s some inspiration from the comments above mine, especially about grape jam in spaghetti sauce. Kelly Ann — how did you think of that, and what does it add to the sauce??? (I’m so curious about this one!)

    Comment by Brandi
  114. I love thumbprint cookies! And I suppose I could make them at other times of the year, but they seem to appear only at Christmas. Thanks for a great giveaway.

    Comment by Suzy Q —
  115. Raspberry or strawberry jam in peach melba!

    Comment by Ann —
  116. Raspberry oatmeal bars!

    Comment by Jacqueline —
  117. Mine is my grandma’s rugelach recipe. She uses finely chopped fruits but also jams to make a smooth yet textured rugelach filling. Hope I win, I’ll share with her!

    Comment by Carol —
  118. I like to make Thumbprint Cookies. They are so colorful and perfect for Xmas. Plus the kids love to help make them.
    I also like to make an appetizer in my crockpot using jam, bbq sauce and a bag of frozen meatballs. It gets raves at parties. Great giveaway, thanks!

    Comment by katklaw777 —
  119. Actually my favorite jam is probably the easiest–Strawberry Freezer jam but I also love to make Apple Butter in the crock pot as well. Wonderful giveaway and thanks for the chance.

    Comment by madwoman-doing-cartwheels —
  120. Those cookies LOOK yummy!!! I do wonder if there is a way to make them peanut butter and have a yummy peanut butter and jelly like sandwich cookie! YUM!

    Comment by HaB
  121. I love jam thumb print cookies! So nice for the holidays!

    Comment by Hope
  122. Hot jam sandwiches! It’s basically a jam sandwich that you dip in egg and fry like french toast. So good!

    Comment by Kelly Dee
  123. I love making hazelnut thumbprints with red raspberry jam! Another staple in my house is cream cheese and jelly sandwiches.. talk about comfort food :)

    Comment by Stacey —
  124. Mmmm, mmmm jam!!

    I don’t use jam much for cooking, but I do have a really yummy salad with jerk chicken recipe that uses pineapple jam in the dressing.

    Comment by Sally
  125. I like to use jam to make thumbprint cookies, but these certainly look yummy!

    Comment by Nancy —
  126. I love using jam in my swiss meringue buttercream. Not exactly a recipe, but it compliments so many yummy cakes!

    Comment by Roxane G. —
  127. Thumbprint cookies with strawberry jam

    Comment by Adriana —
  128. I hope that PB + J counts as a recipe. It honestly is my favorite use of jam.

    Comment by Rodzilla —
  129. My fav is peanut butter cookies with grape jam centers!

    Comment by Dawn —
  130. Well, I haven’t actually tried it yet, but I’m planning to soon – donut muffins with jelly/jam centers!

    Comment by Molly —
  131. I have two favorite recipes using jam. The first are star shaped Christmas cookies with red currant jam or seedless red raspberry jam sandwiched between them. The second are double ginger scones with peach jam (homemade of course). I recently received a jar of Burnt Fig jam from Australia and am loving that heated and poured over ice cream!

    Comment by Danielle
  132. I love to make PB & J cookies. I first made these for my best friend. She & I were known as the PB & J girls in college so I decided to make her these yummy double-layered heart shaped peanut butter cookies with grape jelly sandwiched in between.

    Comment by Michele (also a brown eyed baker) —
  133. I love to bake Raspberry Bars – shortbread cookies sandwiched with raspberry seedless jam then dusted with powdered sugar. Yum! Second runner-up is Apricot Dots – same concept but round cookies with apricot jam.

    Comment by lcwhitty —
  134. I make a strawberry tart and I use Strawberry jam as the glaze over the strawberries. yummy!!!

    Comment by Kim —
  135. Not necessarily a ‘recipe’…but definitely peanut butter and jam on toast

    Comment by Lindsay —
  136. Yum, I love raspberry jam bars.

    Comment by Allie
  137. I’ve honestly never cooked with jam but i hav with orange marmalade which I assume is close. They were these wonderful bars made out of sugar cookie dough, orange marmalade, drizzles with chocolate and nuts, so yummy. I believe it was a g
    Giada recipe :) .

    Comment by Sara
  138. Does toast count as a recipe? Ok well I like it on homemade bread, is that better?LOL
    Shorty

    Comment by shorty —
  139. I love thumbprint cookies!

    Comment by Sara Lang
  140. Love your cookies! They are gorgeous. I like to make almond bars with raspberry jam! Yum!

    Comment by Maria
  141. I love using apricot, peach and pineapple jams to do a sweet and spicy glaze for meats like chicken or shrimp! So tasty and what a nice giveaway!
    LAphant81@aol.com

    Comment by LaurenW —
  142. I like thumbprints…peanut butter cookie with jam thumbprint!

    Comment by Deanna —
  143. I love strawberry shortbread cookies!

    Comment by Dawn —
  144. my favorite recipe is the simplest recipe… I love adding jam to my plain yogurt for an afternoon snack. Simple and delicious.

    Comment by Gelareh @ Orange Truffle
  145. My grandmother’s nut tortes with warmed apricot jam spread between the layers to help keep them moist or her sweet rolls filled with any jam she had on hand.

    Comment by Kisa —
  146. Thumbprint butter cookies w/ Smuckers Seedless Raspberry jam are my absolute favorite – I make them at Christmas AND also as a Valentines Day treat for my honey :)

    Comment by Eileen —
  147. Oh, I love how modern-looking and festive these cookies are! So smart and delicious.

    Comment by wasabi prime
  148. Raspberry Almond Thumbprint cookies…yum!

    Comment by Kelly S —
  149. My favorite recipe using jam is not so much a recipe as a combination: baked brie covered with apricot jam. Yummm

    Comment by Clarissa
  150. These look awesome, and I think I might just have to give them a try. But my hands-down favorite recipe with jam is raspberry-walnut baked brie. Mmmmm…

    Comment by ang —
  151. Your cookies look so pretty. Linzer cookies are my favorite thing to make with jam.

    Comment by Tiffany —
  152. Normally I would say jam thumbprints but on my blog a little bit ago I made Fangbite Cookies filled with homemade strawberry rhubarb jam and they were delicious.

    Comment by Steph Lamb
  153. Peanut butter cookies w/raspberry jam!! yummy…

    Comment by JTay —
  154. My favorite jam recipe is simple. Take 8oz of cream cheese roll it out between sheets of plastic wrap. Spread jam. Roll it up and serve with crackers. Mmmmmm good!

    Comment by Paulette Armstrong
  155. My favorite jam recipe is simple. Roll out 8oz of cream cheese between sheets of plastic wrap. Spread jam. Roll up and serve with crackers. Mmmmmm good!

    Comment by Paulette Armstrong
  156. http://www.facebook.com/#/paulette.armstrong?ref=profile

    Comment by Paulette Armstrong
  157. Thumbprint cookies and homemade peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Nothing beats grinding peanuts and boiling down fresh berries for a snack.

    Comment by The Duo Dishes
  158. My favorite recipe with jam is putting it in vanilla ice cream!!!!!! It gives it a little something extra that regular ice cream mix ins do not do!!!!!

    Comment by Danica Moore —
  159. These sound like a fabulous combination. One of my favorite jam treats is a raspberry cheesecake bar with a shortbread crust. Oh so yummy!

    Comment by Shauna
  160. My favorite recipe using jam is linzer cookies of course, and Swedish pancakes!

    These look so good!

    Comment by Holly —
  161. I adooooreee linzer cookies/tarts! They are sooo delicious!

    Comment by Joanna
  162. favorite recipe; these christmas martha stewart pinwheel cookies that called for raspberry jam. they rocked!

    Comment by britt
  163. Oooo I’d love some Crofter’s Jam! Thumbprint Cookies for sure! Or PB/Jam in my oatmeal :)

    Comment by Samantha —
  164. My favorite recipe using jam is actually an appetizer…there is nothing I love more than brie cheese covered in apricot or raspberry jam with a side of some sort of crackers. It’s so easy but so delicious!

    Comment by Kate Ham —
  165. My favorite recipe using jam is jam with peanut butter in between two slices of bread! it’s yummyyyy.

    Comment by Jackie —
  166. tweeted! (#1)
    http://twitter.com/JeLoOoo/status/6243562756

    Comment by Jackie —
  167. Those cookies look delicious. I like to use jam when I make jelly cakes.

    Comment by Monica —
  168. I love making peanut butter thumb print cookies, with all sorts of different flavored jams. I hope I win. They all sound sooooo yummy!!!!

    Comment by Sarah
  169. I love thumbprint cookies! December always makes me think of how my sister and I used to make them every year for our neighborhood’s holiday cookie exchange party.

    Comment by Liz —
  170. you’re cookies looks funny :)
    my favorite recipe using jam(usally raspberry) is linzer cookies! great giveaway! :) thank you :)

    Comment by zarpandit
  171. My favorite recipe is oatmael jam bars.

    Comment by AM GILSTRAP —
  172. and i’m in now Turkey but my adress in USA :) )

    Comment by zarpandit
  173. My absolute favorite jam recipe is so simple. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are my favorite comfort food. No matter how I’m feeling, a peanut butter with strawberry jam sandwich makes me smile :)

    Comment by Sylvia Shelton —
  174. I am SALIVATING. Those jams sound DELISH. I’d use them in my mother-in-law’s recipe for apricot thumbprint cookies – just sub them in for the apricot jam she usually uses. And also just spread them on toast, of course :)

    Comment by Jen A
  175. my favorite jam recipe is to use a berry jam over prok tenderloin and roast it. Then add some chicken stock and make gravy to put on top at the table.

    Comment by Nycole —
  176. I’m rather simple – my favorite “recipe” using jam is topping a wheel of brie with jam, then wrapping it in puff pastry and baking it. Best if served with sliced pears. Yum!

    Comment by Megan —
  177. My favorite all time jam/jelly recipe is just a PB & J on rye with seedless blackberry jam. The runner up would be homemade jelly doughnuts any delicious filling will do.

    Comment by Tracy Lea —
  178. raspberry jam crumble bars!

    Comment by kelly o —
  179. I love when people use jam between cake layers!

    Comment by Nydia —
  180. I love these cookies !

    Comment by Lisa Hambright —
  181. My favorite recipe with jam is biscuit sablé with a hole in the center for the jam!
    By the way, your blog is awesome

    Comment by Van —
  182. These look delicious…there must be hundreds of ways to use them…thank you for the opportunity!!

    Comment by Jean Badgley —
  183. giveaway entry. Love it!

    Comment by Jolee Hamlin —
  184. Ohhhh, Deb’s raspberry breakfast bars from Smitten Kitchen: http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/09/raspberry-breakfast-bars/. Yummmm :)

    Comment by Emily —
  185. If I’m being honest here, my absolute favorite would have to be peanut butter and jam sandwich!

    Comment by Kara —
  186. My grandma’s jelly roll!

    Comment by Amber Vasquez —
  187. I love using starwberry jam in a jam bars recipe with granola and sugar topping.

    Comment by Jenna —
  188. Nothing can beat a pb and j with really good jam!!! And a tall glass of cold milk. Mustache included! :)

    Comment by Elizabeth —
  189. Favorite recipe using jam is a sloppy joe that includes grape jam! So yummy!

    Comment by Jen —
  190. My favorite recipe is a gingersnap cookie sandwich with raspberry jam inside! :)

    Comment by Ally
  191. I loooooove thumbprint cookies! Especially when you have a really great jam, the thumbprint cookie always seems to heighten the flavors. Great giveaway – thank you! :)

    Comment by Candace —
  192. I love thumbrint cookies!!! : )

    Comment by Lori —
  193. This is SUCH A GREAT giveaway.

    Comment by Claudia Davis —
  194. Yum! For me, it’s a tossup between Bakewell Tart and Sachertorte.

    Comment by Judith
  195. I just tweeted about your contest here: http://twitter.com/davisesq212

    Comment by Claudia Davis —
  196. Raspberry thumbprints!

    Comment by Jason —
  197. My favorit recipe using jam is simple: a yummy peanut butter and jelly sandwich with strawberry jam and toasted wheat bread.

    Comment by Claudia Davis —
  198. I make a bar cookie called Rapsberry Heaven Bars. They are raspberry jam, oats, pecans and more – delicious! Thanks!

    Comment by Nicole D. —
  199. A good jam mixed in brownie batter adds a fruity kick to the brownie batch. It also goes well with ice cream as a mix-in! :)

    Comment by Christianne Agbuya —
  200. I just tweeted. http://Www.twitter.com/kawaiichristi

    Comment by Christianne Agbuya —
  201. Baked brie. Yummy!

    Comment by Anmarie —
  202. My favorite recipe using jam is my grandma’s butter cookies filled with jam – pretty simple but so delicious!

    Comment by Meghan
  203. Favorite jam is Strawberry Fig, so good! Although I have never cooked with it or any other jam. Look forward to trying these!

    Comment by CHRISTA —
  204. My favorite jam recipe is blueberry nectarine. It’s not only good on toast, it’s also great mixed into plain yogurt.

    Comment by Jennifer O. —
  205. Thumbprint cookies

    Comment by Remona Munson —
  206. I love making jam its self during the summer. As long as I can remember all the women in the family get together in the summer and make enough freezer jam for the entire year. I have never found a store bought jam that even comes close. Of course afterwords we use it on everything from cakes to breads, my favorite is in crepes.

    Comment by Mandy —
  207. i love jam on toast but have never baked with it…yet!!

    Comment by ashley —
  208. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Jam-Filled-Butter-Cookies/Detail.aspx this is my favorite.

    Comment by Amanda Needham
  209. http://amandarisingdawn.blogspot.com/2009/12/few-links-to-some-giveaways.html

    Comment by Amanda Needham
  210. My favorite Jam recipe is a beautiful princess cake….love the cake, love the name……yummy!

    Comment by aubrey sookram
  211. Linzer tortes and linzer cookies! A Christmas family tradition!

    Comment by Marta —
  212. Cranbury/Banana ! I made it for Thanksgiving and it was so DELISH!!! =)

    Comment by love2cook4six —
  213. My favorite recipe with jam? Easy. Toast whole wheat bread, add a tinge of butter, then spread liberal amounts of jam on top of it all!

    Comment by Emily West —
  214. I love jam 3 ways: peach jam and cinnamon mixed into hot oatmeal, seedless raspberry jam drizzled over chocolate gelato, and almost any kind of jam spread on toasted english
    muffins. YUM! The combinations Crofters uses in each of
    their jams sound divine. I love that they’re organic too. What
    a wonderful gift to be able to win.

    Comment by Carolyn —
  215. I’m going to have to get these even if I don’t win! I LOVE pepper jellies/jams, like Hatch Chile Pepper, Jalapeno or Hot Pepper. For an appetizer, I pour a bunch of the jelly on softened cream cheese and serve with crackers. Delicious!

    Comment by SE Hawthorne —
  216. I recently tried blackberry jam in crepes, and it was a hit with the family :)

    Comment by Rob —
  217. I love to make plain old peanut butter and jam sandwiches, so boring I know but nothing is better!

    Comment by Kristine
  218. I love Italian plum crostata. The recipe uses my parents’ backyard plums . Because there is an overbundance, and we are unable to eat them all at once, my Mom makes plum jam which she uses in the recipe.

    Comment by annie —
  219. I like baking my biscuits with jelly in the center so its cooked into the dough.

    Comment by Nicole —
  220. I love thumbprint cookies! with blueberry jam is the best!

    Comment by Nicole B —
  221. Old fashioned jelly rolls are my favorite- filled with jam and real whipped cream!

    Comment by Kelley —
  222. Ham and Cheese French TOast…with a hearty smathering of blackberry jam. The perfect combo of sweet, tart and salty.

    Comment by cathy —
  223. I enjoy making Thumbprint cookies with all flavors of jam.

    Comment by Kathy S. —
  224. I love making/eating fruitbars made with jam for the filling.
    They are so delicious!

    Comment by Alexis K. —
  225. I love using jam as a layer in a napoleon (millefeuille) pastry! So delicious :)

    Comment by Kat —
  226. I love to make Rasberry Bars – they have a crust like a butter cookie or pecan sandie – they never stay around long when I take them to a function!

    Comment by Dee Ramirez —
  227. I have made mini cheescakes (in a cupcake pan and papers) and put strawberry jam for topping.

    Comment by Jennifer CLark —
  228. I love raspberry!!! Best on Sunday after making biscuits and sharing them with my family.

    Comment by Jolee Wallace —
  229. My favorite recipe is homemade biscuits WITH homemade strawberry freezer jam. YUMMM

    Comment by martha —
  230. Honestly, my favorite use for jam is on top of toast. I’m a simple girl like that

    Comment by Grace —
  231. Our favourite baking recipe using Jam is butterfly cupcakes! Cut a circle out of the top of the cupcake, fill indent with your favourite jam and then cut circle in half and place like butterfly wings on the top, then dust with powdered sugar. YUM

    Comment by lucyred —
  232. My favorite recipe using jam = jelly roll. I still need to practice to get it just right, but it is wonderful for a son who does not care for chocolate!

    Comment by Laurie —
  233. Jam thumbprint cookies are my favorite!

    Comment by Allison H —
  234. Muffins with Jam hiding in the middle!

    Comment by katie
  235. I love to mix jam with a light & fruit wine and grill or bake chicken breasts with my “concoction.” I save a little of the mixture however to dip bread into while enjoying the savory chicken.

    Comment by Susan Wozniak-Hakim —
  236. I love baking fresh biscuits and spreading them with jam.

    Comment by Amanda —
  237. i love to make stuffed french toast with cranberry jam, then serve it with cinnamon cream cheese. mmmm. :)

    Comment by Abigail —
  238. Raspberry bars! My mom makes them – they have a cookie crust with cream cheese, raspberry jam, and chocolate on top.

    Comment by Katie —
  239. My favorite jam recipe is Thumbprint Cookies. There’s something about that buttery texture mixed with the sweetness of jam that reminds me of being a kid again. These jams look fabulous!

    Comment by Angela —
  240. My favorite?

    PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME. Or jam time. Jam time is good, too.

    Tweeted ya! http://twitter.com/Hello_Shitty/status/6256249609

    Comment by Leslie
  241. My favorite jam recipe is baked brie in puff pastry with jam and almonds on top. Soooooooooo good!

    Comment by Carrie Richards-Fowler —
  242. These jams look so yummy! My favorite jam recipe would definitely be layering baked brie with jam and then baking it up in a pie crust. Mmm Mmm holidays!

    Comment by Holly —
  243. i love rachel’s traditional english triffle–with ham, peas and JAM
    lol

    Comment by nancy —
  244. My favorite are thumbprint cookies with jam in the center. They are divine!

    Comment by Erin Smith —
  245. These tiny almond shortbread sandwich cookies filled with raspberry jam that I was introduced to by a former student’s mother at Valentine’s Day. I make them as often as I can find a helper, because you have to work fast!!

    Comment by Caitlin —
  246. My son has many food allergies (dairy, soy, gluten, legumes, beef). Jam is a great way to add something special to his cakes. I like to make 2 layer vanilla cakes with a jam filling in between to add moistness and extra flavor.

    Comment by Nicole —
  247. I’ve always loved to make thumbprint cookies

    Comment by Deb Smith
  248. Jam Thumbprints at Christmas! Yum!

    Comment by Megan May —
  249. I love fruit bars and often use whatever jars of jam I have laying around

    Comment by John —
  250. I have a batch of these in the oven as I type! My favorite recipe so far is taking wonton wrappers, filling them with Nutella and strawberry jam, and deep frying briefly to get the crisp texture of the wrapper. The Nutella and jam melt together and it’s deliciously gooey and sweet. It’s my “gourmet” peanut butter and jelly!

    Comment by Lea —
  251. I’m still a novice baker. I’ve only used jam once–between cake layers.

    Comment by Amanda
  252. Peanut butter chocolate chip thumbprint cookies!

    Comment by Andrea —
  253. My favorite recipe with jam is pretty simple…make corn muffins (Jiffy is always good), fill half of the muffin, drop in a spoonful of raspberry jam, then add the rest (for each muffin). Bake as usual. So delicious!

    Comment by Stephanie
  254. My favorite recipe using jam would either be my grandmother’s recipe for gedraidts, a Romanian rolled cookie, or thumbprint cookies. The second are so easy, but yummy, and fun to make with kids.

    Comment by Marissa
  255. I am so happy to find your website. I know someone that will also love the spreads.

    Comment by Cindy Bommarito
  256. Square Jam Cookie Bars

    4 Tablespoons melted butter
    1 Cup sugar
    1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 egg
    4 Ounces Shredded Coconut

    Use shortbread crust for bars, spread a layer of jam over crust, bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.

    Comment by Hope Parker —
  257. It’s not Jam perse, but I do love making grape jelly meatballs. They’re so good and I didn’t realize that they had jelly in them until I asked a friend for the recipe. It’s an alternative to the sweet recipes around this season, and are a great appetizer!
    http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1627,133187-243197,00.html

    Comment by Maggie Rossetti
  258. I’ve been looking for a good fruit spread to make some delicious cookies with!

    Comment by Ellie —
  259. I love making peanut butter cupcakes and swirl delicious jam through the batter!

    Comment by Jaime Lawson
  260. I know its cliche, but my thumbprint cookies are my absolute favorite! Last year I made them with red currant preserves…amazing

    Comment by Eric —
  261. i make a simple recipe of sugar cookies. My kids put in a thumbprint and we add jam.

    Comment by kim —
  262. Peanutbutter thumbprint cookies with raspberry jam!!

    Comment by Sara —
  263. Russian Thumbprints Cookies.

    Christmas tradition, made every year with my mom.

    :)

    Comment by Erin
  264. Raspberry Linzer Cookies, they’re delicious!

    Comment by Brandi —
  265. Lingonberry jam on our Swedish Pancakes.Yum!

    Comment by stacy
  266. Your jam — and the cookies — sound amazing! I love popovers made using small squares of puff pastry, a slice of brie, a dollop of berry jam. Fold over into a triangle, pInch it together and bake — it comes out all puffy and melty, savory and sweet. So good. On a more basic level, Greek yogurt with a dollop of cherry jam is fabulous. And of course nothing beats hot fresh baked bread spread with delicious jam!

    Comment by Juliana —
  267. jamthumbprints with a hazelnut in the middle

    Comment by jehan —
  268. That looks sooo good! Thanks for the chance to win :)

    Comment by Hillary F —
  269. In response to your question, what is your favorite recipe using jam?, I would say quite simply on my mother’s norwegian waffles. There is nothing better that the cardemom delecacies topped with fresh raspberry jam she makes from the farm down the road. Probably the best treat ever. Just thinking about it now. Wow, what a delight :)

    Comment by Victoria —
  270. I love thumbprint cookies with strawberry jam-yum!

    Comment by Brandi —
  271. Thumbprint cookies have always been a holiday tradition in my family & I am passing on the tradition.

    Comment by Allison —
  272. strawberry jam for thumbprints of course! thanks for entering me in this giveaway!

    Comment by linda —
  273. a warm brie with a good jam to spread over it!

    Comment by Cecilia —
  274. My favorite is my grandma’s traditional birthday cake with a layer of jam in the middle!

    Comment by Joanna —
  275. PB&J sandwiches! I’ve never cooked anything with jam, but I’m sure looking forward to trying!

    Comment by Alana
  276. Wow. Those cookies look absolutely delicious. I’m glad its finally Christmas cookie season.

    My favorite jam recipe is actually a thumbprint cookie recipe with jam in the middle. My mom would always make them around Christmas time for us.

    Comment by AmyC —
  277. My favorite recipe for jam is chocolate thumbprint cookies. They’re my husband’s favorite cookies so baking them makes me smile.

    Comment by Honor —
  278. Thanks for the giveaway! I’m a big fan of jams in any flavor and a PB&J fanatic. I’ve had jams in cookies and cakes, but nothing beats that salty/sweet combination of Peanut Butter and Jam/Jelly/Preserves sandwiches…..unless the jam is spread on buttered biscuits, still hot from the oven!!!

    Comment by Deb da Amazon —
  279. This is an easy question! Considering we are in the full holiday swing, my favorite recipe using jam would be thumbprints. Raspberry thumbprints are my favorite and coming in a close second would be strawberry thumbprints. Yum! I want to make a batch now!

    Comment by Jessica —
  280. My jam recipes usually involve toast, english muffins or homemade bread :) I have made my own jam from berries growing in my yard, but I truly love most everything about jam. The jars, the labels, the jewelled colors.

    Comment by Jen —
  281. I have a great recipe to marinate meatballs in a sauce with apricot jam and then serve over rice!

    Comment by Megan —
  282. I’m sure if given enough time I could think of something much better but for my money, there is nothing more delicious than a perfectly buttery thumbprint cookie filled with sweet raspberry or strawberry jam.

    Comment by PaintingChef
  283. I know this is hardly a recipe, but nothing beats jam and butter on toast! With a hot cup of tea!

    Comment by Neena —
  284. I like raspberry pecan bars. YUM

    Comment by Kristin —
  285. My favorite is paczkis – I’m not even Polish, but these jelly filled doughnuts would make me think about trying to become Polish! Yum yum! I don’t make them very often, but they’re SO good and an absolute must for Fat Tuesday!

    Comment by JulieAnn
  286. mmmmm . . . those empire cookies look GREAT!!! my favorite recipe using jam is thumbprint cookies – similar story, my grandmother always made them around the holidays, so they’re now a staple for my family, too :) please count me in for this great giveaway!

    Comment by Katy Lin
  287. i love jammed cocktail weenies: toss in your crockpot 1 cup fruit jam, 1 cup yellow mustard, and a bag of hickory farms lil’ smokies and you have yourself a party in a pot!

    Comment by yeon
  288. My favorite jam to use is Strawberry jam in the middle of the thumbprint cookies. Yum!

    Comment by Auna Beasley —
  289. I love brownies with jam swirled on top–it makes me think of chocolate covered strawberries. Sigh. YUM. (I linked on my facebook page and my twitter but don’t know how to link back here?)

    Comment by KristinaYellow —
  290. I love lemon raspberry thumbprint cookies, sweet and simple!!!

    Comment by Risa —
  291. I love love, love homemade linzer raspberry clove heart cookies. They’re sort of a butter cookie using only cloves for spices. They’re shaped like hearts with a hole in the top of the sandwich through which the jam peeks. I haven’t made them in forever because I haven’t had great jam in forever. I’ve never actually seen Empire cookies before. They look like pure genius.

    Comment by Laurel —
  292. My mother-in-law’s recipe for raspberry-chocolate bars. They have a shortbread crust, seedless raspberry jam, a chocolate drizzle, and nuts. They are delicious!

    Comment by Jami
  293. Thumbprint cookies!

    Comment by Ashley —
  294. My favorite recipe using jam is on a yummy slice of warm bread with peanut butter.

    Comment by Emma —
  295. WOW, I have no idea other people know about maqui, I’mfrom Chile and we used to have it all the times when out on the country

    Comment by Pilar —
  296. Baked brie with apricot jam and slivered almonds. Mmm!

    Comment by Molly —
  297. MMM, I have been having really boring jams haven’t I? Didn’t know such great combinations were out there!

    Comment by Alexandrea M —
  298. Every year my kids and I make Linzer Cookies and I can only imagine how exquisitely delicious they would be with Crofter’s Superfruit Spread! YUM!

    Comment by Tina Volz —
  299. I’m partial to my raspberry cream cheese brownies – a great blend of flavor and texture!

    Comment by Leigh —
  300. i loved these lingonberry jam muffins i had at a scandinavian christmas fair. they were light with the jam inside and powdered sugar outside. very delicious. in fact, i’m hoping to get some at the fair this coming weekend!

    Comment by Dina
  301. Here’s a link to the mention on my blog:

    http://huntingfortheverybest.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/crofters-superfruit-spread-giveaway/

    Thanks for the opportunity!

    Comment by Dina
  302. It might sound crazy, but I like to use a little peach or pear jam in chicken salad.

    Comment by Beth —
  303. I LOVE using an Orange Jam to make orange peanut chicken! Mmmm! Of course, I love raspberry jam bars just as much. Ah…. now I’m hungry!

    Comment by Jessa —
  304. We mix jam with our pancake mix and then make the pancakes. Fantastic!

    Comment by Julie —
  305. I like to make just plain PBJ for my girls. They love strawberry. Or I also like to warm it up and add it to the top of pancakes or waffles.

    Comment by Miranda
  306. Honestly, on toast with a little butter does me just right.

    Comment by Say —
  307. My favorite is truly a pb&j. Yum! Next to that, I like making pork loin in the crockpot w/ apricot jam.

    Comment by Kelly
  308. Raspberry thumbprint cookies! Another fave — not really a recipe — is cottage cheese topped with any delicious jam. Raspberry also works well, as does apricot.

    Comment by Aileen —
  309. I like inserting jams into the centers of home cooked risen doughnuts!

    Comment by Hannah —
  310. I love using jam as a glaze, like jalapeno jam on — well, just about any meat, or fruit jam adding a hint of flavor to a marinade.

    Comment by Megan —
  311. oh apricot jam works so well with cookies! Mmm the best, ever.

    Comment by susan —
  312. No recipe, just a simple pm&j or sometimes just by itself!

    Comment by Laura E. —
  313. Oh, jam, I love you. Conserves too.

    My all-time favorite recipe using a prepared sweet jam or conserve would have to be baked brie in pastry. When it’s made with good ingredients, it’s transcendental; even when made with indifferent stuff from the corner store, it’s pretty great.

    Take a small wheel of brie and spread the top thickly with jam or fruit conserve. (I’m thinking either Superfruit Europe, with currant and pomegranate, or the Superfruit South America, with maqui and passionfruit, would work well.) Then wrap the whole thing up in plain pastry crust, or a sheet of puff pastry, or a few layers of phyllo.

    Seal the seams well, but don’t worry about making it fancy; it will bake up to a beautiful flaky golden crust. Cut a slash or two to allow steam to escape. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment.

    Brush the crust with egg wash (for puff pastry or pie crust; beat an egg with a teaspoon of water) or with melted butter (for phyllo) and bake at the temperature recommended for the particular pastry (noted on the package or in the recipe) until everything is golden brown.

    Serve it with crackers or — even better! — a baguette, apple slices, or a bunch of dark grapes, or a pile of dried cherries, or a handful of nuts. It’s gorgeous.

    Comment by Elsa
  314. I make squash with rosemary and apricot jam

    Comment by Hope —
  315. These look so good. I must try them. It looks like a great update to the thumbprint version. I love it!! Thanks!!

    Comment by Tiffanee
  316. Honestly, good old fashioned pb&j is my favorite use for jelly :)

    Comment by Karla

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