Description
Indulge in the whimsical flavors of the Sugar Plum Fairy Cookies, a delightful treat infused with warm spices and a luscious plum jam center, topped with a luscious berry-infused buttercream frosting.
Ingredients
2 3/4 cups (344 g) all purpose flour
spooned and leveled
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cardamom
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 cup (200 g) granulated white sugar
1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter
very softened
1 egg
at room temperature
1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
1 tsp orange zest
~1/4 cup (~70 g) plum jam
cold
(I used Stonewall Kitchen Sugar Plum Jam)
1/2 cup pink sparkling sugar
heaping 1/2 cup (15 g) freeze dried berries
(strawberries
raspberries or blackberries
or combination of all)
1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter
softened
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp (105 g) plum jam
(I used Stonewall Kitchen Sugar Plum Jam)
2 cups (260 g) powdered sugar
3–4 tbsp (45–60 ml) heavy cream
pink sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
- In a separate bowl, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg, vanilla bean paste, and orange zest until well combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until just combined.
- Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, and use your thumb to make an indentation in the center of each cookie.
- Fill each indentation with plum jam and sprinkle pink sparkling sugar over each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden.
- Allow cookies to cool on a wire rack.
- For the frosting, blend the freeze-dried berries into a fine powder.
- Beat the softened butter until creamy, then add the berry powder, plum jam, powdered sugar, and salt, continuing to mix until fluffy.
- Adjust the consistency with heavy cream as needed.
- Frost the cooled cookies and top with pink sprinkles.
Notes
For an extra burst of flavor, feel free to mix different freeze-dried berries in the buttercream. The dough can be made ahead and chilled in the fridge for up to 24 hours before baking.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 95 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg
Keywords: Sugar Plum Fairy Cookies, holiday cookies, festive treats, sugar cookies, plum jam cookies