In a big bowl, add the butter and sugar and mix them with a hand mixer till well mixed.
Now add the flour and essence and mix with a spatula till it resembles bread crumbs.
Now use your hands and mix together to form a dough. If the dough crumbles, add the milk.
Line a baking tray. Take little balls of dough and press gently to make cookies, do the same till you use up the dough.
Press your thumb in the middle of the cookie to make a little indent.
Mix the jam and water together in a bowl. Fill the cookie indents with the jam mixture.
Freeze for 10 minutes.
Pre heat your oven, put the cookies in the oven once they have solidified in the freezer.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or till done.
Notes- ➡Remember small cookies get baked faster than large ones.
➡ If you knead the flour too much, the butter will melt, which will lead to difficulty in making cookies.
➡ Don't open the oven door to see your cookies while they are baking
➡ Let the cookies cool down before removing them from the baking tray or eating.
➡ For Microwave - Use the convection mode
- Use the high rack
- Pre heat for about 10 mins at 180 degrees
Most importantly- Enjoy the process of baking, it will make you forget all your worries.
