Sugar Plum Shortbread Christmas Cookies
"Truly magical! A new Christmas classic... Scrumptious old-fashioned buttery shortbread kissed with sunny orange zest, a modest amount of finely chopped pecans and a whisper of spices topped with spiced deep-red holiday Sugar Plum Jam. Our Sugar Plum Shortbread Christmas Cookies are like a jam-topped English scone turned into a shortbread cookie! Perfect for Christmas brunch or dessert. Everyone will love them!..."
INGREDIENTS
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For the Orange-Pecan Spice Shortbread Cookies
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2 1/2 cups (310 grams) organic all-purpose flour, such as King Arthur Flour®
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1/2 teaspoon fine-quality ground cinnamon, such as Penzey’s
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1/4 teaspoon freshly grated whole nutmeg
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1/4 cup (27 grams) finely chopped toasted pecans, see Notes
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6 tablespoons (75 grams) granulated sugar or vanilla sugar, see Notes
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1 1/2 tablespoons freshly grated orange zest
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1 cup (2 sticks/226 grams) salted butter, cut into small bits
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For the Sugar Plum Jam & Sparkling Sugar Topping
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Homemade or prepared Sugar Plum Jam, such as Stonewall Kitchen®, or favorite red jam, strained
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Granulated sugar, for sprinkling
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Sparkling white sugar, such as by King Arthur Flour®, for sprinkling
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