What better way to celebrate the festive season than with delightful homemade Christmas cookies? These filled cookies bring holiday cheer with their bright colors, rich flavors, and melt-in-your-mouth texture. Whether filled with sweet jam or creamy hazelnut spread, each bite is a delightful blend of festive spirit and deliciousness.
Perfect for gift-giving or as a treat for family gatherings, these cookies will become a holiday tradition. Easy to make and endlessly customizable, they’re the ideal way to add a homemade touch to your celebrations. Get the kids involved for some holiday fun, and enjoy making these beautiful cookies together!
Christmas Cookies Filled with Jam and Hazelnut Spread
30
cookies30
minutes15
minutes267
kcal45
minutesCelebrate Christmas with colorful and delicious cookies filled with jam or hazelnut spread. These festive treats are fun to make, visually stunning, and perfect for the holiday season.
Ingredients
- For the Dough
400 g 14 oz Butter
200 g 7 oz Sugar
600 g 21.2 oz All-Purpose Flour
1 1 Egg
1 1 Egg Yolk
12 g 0.4 oz Cocoa Powder
Red Pastry Color
- For the Cookies’ Filling
Hazelnut Praline
Jam of your choice
- For the Cookies’ Decoration
200 g 7 oz White Chocolate, melted
100 g 3.5 oz Milk Chocolate, melted
How to make the Christmas Cookies
- In a bowl, beat the butter and sugar with a mixer until well combined.
- Add one whole egg and one egg yolk, then continue mixing.
- Gradually add the flour while kneading until a dough forms.
- Divide the dough into three equal parts.
- Take the first part, press it flat, and shape it with your hands.
- Place the second part of the dough in a bowl, add cocoa powder, and knead until the cocoa is fully incorporated. Flatten it with your hands.
- Take a small piece from the third part of the dough, add red food coloring, and knead it well. Combine it with the rest of the dough, mix thoroughly, and flatten.
- Roll out the doughs with a rolling pin to a medium thickness.
- Use cookie cutters to shape the dough into festive designs.
- Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F) and bake the cookies for 15 minutes.
- Once cooled, take one cookie, spread your choice of jam or hazelnut spread, and top it with another cookie of the same shape to create a sandwich.
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Nutrition Facts
30 servings per container
- Amount Per ServingCalories270
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat
15g
19%
- Saturated Fat 9g 45%
- Cholesterol 45mg 14%
- Sodium 90mg 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
32g
11%
- Dietary Fiber <1g 3%
- Total Sugars 15g
- Protein 3g 7%
- Vitamin D 43mcg 220%
- Calcium 0mg 0%
- Iron 7mg 40%
- Potassium 75mg 0%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.