Spelt Crinkle Cookies with Lime and Blueberry
Servings: 10 cookies
Ingredients
Homemade Jam:
- 100g (3½ oz) frozen blueberries
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp cornstarch/cornflour
Cookie Dough:
- 100g (½ cup) sugar
- 50g (3½ tbsp) butter (room temperature)
- 1 egg (small)
- zest of 1 lime
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 120g (1 cup) spelt (see note 1)
- ¼ tsp baking soda
Coating:
- icing / powered sugar (enough to roll the cookie balls in)
- granulated sugar (enough to roll the cookie balls in)
Instructions
Homemade Jam:
- Add the berries, maple syrup and cornstarch to a small pan.
- Heat the mixture until it bubbles, thickens, and the berries soften.
- Mash the berries with a fork, so you are left with a thick mixture (see note 1).
- Set to one side to cool.
Cookie Dough:
- In a bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
- Beat in the egg.
- Add the zest and lime juice and mix until well incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour and baking soda.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet a little at a time, and slowly fold in just until a dough comes together.
- When ready, cover the bowl with clingfilm and place in the fridge for at least one hour.
- Pre-heat the oven to 175℃ (350℉) and line a large baking tray with paper.
- Roll the dough into around ten balls of fairly equal size.
- Pour some sugar and powdered sugar into two separate bowls.
- One at a time, take your dough balls and first roll in the granulated sugar.
- Then, roll the balls in the powdered sugar, making sure they have a really good coverage.
- Place on the baking tray and bake for around 12-15 minutes, just until the edges have set.
- When ready, remove from the oven and carefully, using a teaspoon measurer (or the back of a small spoon), very carefully push down into the still hot and soft cookies to create a hole.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely.
- When ready, carefully spoon the blueberry jam into the holes (be careful not to overfill).
- Any leftover cookies can be covered and popped into the freezer (either with or without the filling). Enjoy!
Notes
Please note: I have converted grams to cups/ounces/tablespoons using online converters. Although I have no reason to believe they are inaccurate, please be aware that I have not made this recipe with imperial measurements.
- If you prefer a smoother jam, blitz quickly in a food blender or mixer.
- You can use all-purpose (plain) flour in place of the spelt. Just use the same measurements as specified.
