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Cherry Ribbon Butter Cookies

December 7, 2020 13 Comments

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A delicious buttery cookie with a deep red, tangy ribbon of cherry jam, these Cherry Ribbon Butter Cookies are the perfect, super simple slice-and-bake cookie for this year’s holiday cookie tray!

Two Cherry Ribbon Butter Cookies on a pink plate with a cup of coffee

Ahhhh holiday cookie season! Is there anything better?

My kitchen is alive with the smell of holiday cookies and I’m loving it!

Making cookies for friends and family during the holiday season is one of my favorite things. I spend weeks before the season even starts planning out what cookies will grace my holiday trays. As I’ve mentioned before, there are always a few favorites that make the cut every year, but I also like to add two to three newbies to impress the crowd.

A baskey filled with Cherry Ribbon Butter Cookies with jam in the background

These Cherry Ribbon Butter Cookies are the perfect super simple slice and bake cookie for this year’s tray. They’re a buttery and rich cookie with a tangy ribbon of cherry jam running through them.

The recipe is from America’s Test Kitchen’s book, The Perfect Cookie. Their book is one of my favorite cookie cookbooks. What I love about it is that it lets you, the reader, know why the recipes work and what tweaks they did to make them work. I’ve made numerous recipes from the book and all have been spot on. I’ve linked the book above and it’s definitely worth a peek. It would make for a wonderful gift for the cookie lover in your life this holiday season!

Dough for Cherry Ribbon Butter Cookies with jam on top on a marble board

Slice and bake cookies are always one of my favorites. You may think these look difficult, but they’re really quite easy. And if you’d like to change the flavor of jam, I’ve also used apricot, and I’m looking ahead to spring with a blueberry/lemon combination too, so stay tuned.

Hope these secure a spot on your holiday cookie tray this year friends. Enjoy!

A basket filled with cherry ribbon butter cookies with a glass jar of jam in the background

 

A Few Cook’s Notes for Cherry Ribbon Butter Cookies Recipe:

The Test Kitchen mentions that the cherry ribbon needs the added dried tart cherries. The cherries thickened the mixture so it eliminated seeping into the layers.

Do not skip all the freezing at the different steps in the recipe. Chilling the dough helps the cookies not spread.

 

An overhead photo of pre-baked cherry ribbon butter cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment

 

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Overhead photo of cherry ribbon butter cookies on a pink plate with a cup of coffee
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Cherry Ribbon Butter Cookies
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Chilling Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
 

A delicious buttery cookie with a deep red, tangy ribbon of cherry jam, these Cherry Ribbon Butter Cookies are the perfect, super simple slice-and-bake cookie for this year's holiday cookie tray!

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookies, dessert, CHristmas, holiday, cherries, butter cookie
Servings: 40 cookies
Calories: 73 kcal
Author: MaryAnn Dwyer
Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. light brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 12 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into 12 chunks and softened to room temperature
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp. almond extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup dried tart cherries
  • 6 Tbsp. cherry jam or preserves
Instructions
  1. In a food processor, combine granulated sugar, brown sugar and salt and process until no clumps of brown sugar remain, about 30 seconds Add the butter, egg yolk and both the extracts and process until smooth and creamy, about 20 seconds making sure to scrape down the bowl when needed. Add the flour and pulse until the mixture forms a dough, roughly 20 pulses. Trasfer the dough to a lightly floured counter and pat it into a 5-inch square. Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.

  2. In a small saucepan, heat the cherries and cherry jam or preserves over medium heat until just bubbly. Let the mixture cool completely, about 30 minutes. Process the jam in a dry, clean food processor until it's smooth, about 15-20 seconds.

  3. Remove the dough from the fridge and roll it between two pieces of parchment paper into a 10-inch square, to about 1/4-inch thickness. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes. Cut the dough into four 2 1/2-inch strips. Spread the cherry mixture evenly over three of the strips, then stack the strips with the jam side up, ending with the plain strip on top. Wrap the log tightly in plastic wrap and chill until firm, about 15-20 minutes.

  4. Adjust your oven racks to the middle and lower levels and preheat until 350 degrees. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Slice the chilled dough into 1/4-inch thick slices and place them 1 inch apart on your prepared sheets. Bake until the edges of the cookies are lightly golden, about 13-15 minutes, switching and rotating the trays halfway through baking time. Remove from oven and immediately transfer to wire racks. Repeat with any remaining dough. Let cookies cool before serving.

Nutrition Facts
Cherry Ribbon Butter Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 73 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 14mg5%
Sodium 26mg1%
Potassium 9mg0%
Carbohydrates 9g3%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 189IU4%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 5mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Recipe adapted from The Perfect Cookie by America’s Test Kitchen

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Comments

  1. Trish says

    December 7, 2020 at 11:53 am

    I wonder if these cookies would be ok with my homemade strawberry and respberry jam?

    Reply
    • Mary Ann says

      December 7, 2020 at 1:46 pm

      Hi Trish. The recipe from the Test Kitchen cookbook says so the filling doesn’t seep into the layers, the dried fruit really needs to be added. So unfortunately, using just plain jam alone wouldn’t work correctly.

      Reply
      • Trish says

        December 8, 2020 at 7:52 pm

        Thanks, Mary Ann, I will try them with cherry…..they look so yummy:)

        Reply
        • Mary Ann says

          December 8, 2020 at 8:03 pm

          You can always use the homemade jam for thumbprint cookies Trish. Enjoy!

          Reply
  2. Katherine | Love In My Oven says

    December 7, 2020 at 11:04 pm

    These are such a unique and elegant looking cookie! Truthfully it is so intriguing it is probably the one I’d reach for from a cookie box!!

    Reply
    • Mary Ann says

      December 8, 2020 at 12:59 pm

      You wouldn’t be disappointed Katherine. They’re delicious. I love the Test Kitchen’s cookie book!

      Reply
  3. Marissa says

    December 8, 2020 at 11:14 am

    I love your holiday cookies, Mary Ann! And these do not disappoint – just look at those gorgeous ribbons! Adding these to my baking list!

    Reply
    • Mary Ann says

      December 8, 2020 at 12:59 pm

      Thanks so much Marissa! You’ll enjoy them!

      Reply
  4. Laura says

    December 8, 2020 at 4:19 pm

    Mary Ann, I just love anything with cherries, and cherry jam + dried cherries? I can’t think of a better cookie! I also love ATK, their recipe are always perfect. Thanks for this recipe! Can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
    • Mary Ann says

      December 8, 2020 at 4:39 pm

      Hope you enjoy them as much as we do Laura!

      Reply
  5. Jennifer @ Seasons and Suppers says

    December 8, 2020 at 7:36 pm

    Such pretty cookies and I always love anything cherry :) Will be adding these to my baking list!

    Reply
  6. annie@ciaochowbambina says

    December 10, 2020 at 12:51 pm

    Oh my goodness! This is quite the cookie! Would love nothing more than to sit in your kitchen alive with baking, and enjoy a nibble or two!! Pinned! Have a lovely weekend, my friend!

    Reply
    • Mary Ann says

      December 10, 2020 at 6:13 pm

      You too Annie!

      Reply

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