# Does anyone have a good recipe for jam-jam cookies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 31, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-recipe-for-jam-jam-cookies/761352 "2016-07-31T02:21:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-recipe-for-jam-jam-cookies/761352/1 "2016-07-31T02:21:31Z")
You know the ones I mean: soft buttery cookies, with raspberry jam in-between two of the cookies? My mother used to make them for us growing up, but I’ve not been able to find her recipe and want to make some for the Cub. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-recipe-for-jam-jam-cookies/761352/2 "2016-07-31T02:32:16Z")
We make these for holiday dinners. > **[Jam Filled Butter Cookies](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/25100/jam-filled-butter-cookies/)** > > These dainty jelly-filled cookies are simple to make; try using a variety of jams or fruit preserves so guests can chose their favorite flavor. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-recipe-for-jam-jam-cookies/761352/3 "2016-07-31T02:49:44Z")
Those look good, but not quite what I’m looking for. They’re jam sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-recipe-for-jam-jam-cookies/761352/4 "2016-07-31T02:52:18Z")
[http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160731/1aa7b6ec6a44d7dfd030fe531ca2d8da.jpg](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160731/1aa7b6ec6a44d7dfd030fe531ca2d8da.jpg) Like these? I have a nice recipe- I’ll dig it up tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-recipe-for-jam-jam-cookies/761352/5 "2016-07-31T15:35:22Z")
Any plain sugar cookie or shortbread cookie recipe should fill the bill. Make them any size you wish. I vote for shortbread. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-recipe-for-jam-jam-cookies/761352/6 "2016-07-31T15:45:04Z")
Never heard of them. Sounds like something English, they (used to, anyway) like jam and jelly. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-recipe-for-jam-jam-cookies/761352/7 "2016-07-31T16:01:27Z")
Are [these the right ones](http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/raspberry-linzer-windowpane-cookies)? StG ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-recipe-for-jam-jam-cookies/761352/8 "2016-07-31T18:13:00Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Never heard of them. Sounds like something English, they (used to, anyway) like jam and jelly. Me neither, and they sound disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-recipe-for-jam-jam-cookies/761352/9 "2016-07-31T18:34:06Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > Are [these the right ones](http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/raspberry-linzer-windowpane-cookies)? > > StG Linzer cookies- that’s the name. My sister’s MIL, who was from Hungary, made a delicious version. I made a batch for a friend’s wedding shower in a heart shape. They were good, too. I’ll look up that recipe if the OP is interested. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-recipe-for-jam-jam-cookies/761352/10 "2016-08-01T06:08:52Z")
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone, but they’ve not been what I’m looking for. I think I’ve found it, actually, in a Newfoundland recipe collection: [Jam Jam Cookies](http://saltjunk.com/desserts/cookies/jam-jams-cookies) The recipe calls for molasses to be included, which I don’t remember my mother using, but I can’t rule it out. As far as I can tell from the pictures, the Linzer cookies don’t get soft. That’s not the case with the ones I’m thinking of: the cookies are hard when they come out of the oven, but once they’re made into sandwiches, the jam softens them up. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-recipe-for-jam-jam-cookies/761352/11 "2016-08-01T06:10:37Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Never heard of them. Sounds like something English, they (used to, anyway) like jam and jelly. Likely - they were my grandmother’s recipe, and her family came from Scotland. > [@Doug\_K](#): > > Me neither, and they sound disgusting. _De gustibus non est disputandum._ 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-recipe-for-jam-jam-cookies/761352/12 "2016-08-01T12:04:29Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Thanks for the suggestions, everyone, but they’ve not been what I’m looking for. > > I think I’ve found it, actually, in a Newfoundland recipe collection: > > [Jam Jam Cookies](http://saltjunk.com/desserts/cookies/jam-jams-cookies) > > The recipe calls for molasses to be included, which I don’t remember my mother using, but I can’t rule it out. > > As far as I can tell from the pictures, the Linzer cookies don’t get soft. That’s not the case with the ones I’m thinking of: the cookies are hard when they come out of the oven, but once they’re made into sandwiches, the jam softens them up. You’re right- Linzer cookies stay crisp. The ones you posted look very good!