Since starting this blog I've been bugging my mother to teach me some Puerto Rican recipes and every once in a while she does. Yesterday mom came over and we made guava cookies. They're basically the same shortbread and jam cookies that everyone else makes, except using guava jam instead of the typical raspberry jam.
It's a very simple recipe. You need 2 1/4c. AP-flour, 3/4c. sugar, 3/4 tsp. baking powder, one stick of butter (softened), one egg, 1 tsp. vanilla, and one jar of jam.
Start by pre-heating the oven to 350 and greasing a 9x13 baking pan.
Mix together the flour, sugar, and baking powder in a large bowl. Mix in the softened butter until everything is nice and crumbly. Then add in the egg and vanilla. You'll have a very crumbly dough, but it will stick together when pressed.
Spread half of the dough into the bottom of the pan. Press it down into one fairly firm layer. Then spread on a thin layer of jam. If your jam doesn't spread well you can always heat it over a double boiler until it's thin enough to spread. Then top the jam with the remaining dough in an even layer.
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes. The edges will be golden brown and the center will be blond. These are fantastic with tea.
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