Jam Filled Shortbread Snowflakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted, plus extra for dusting
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 tbsp milk
1/2 cup jam

Preparation

Beat butter, vanilla and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in flour and cornstarch, then milk, in 2 batches. Divide in 1/2 and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 30 mins.
Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F. Line baking trays with parchment paper.
Roll 1/2 the dough out until 1/8 inch thick. Cut out snowflakes using a 3 3/4 inch snowflake cutter, re-rolling scraps as necessary. Place shortbread about 1 inch apart on prepared trays. Repeat with remaining dough. Cut out the center of 1/2 the snowflakes using 2 1/2 inch snowflake cutter. Chill for 15 mins.
Bake shortbread for 10 mins. Let cool for 10 mins. Spread 1 tsp jam over each large shortbread. Top with snowflake cut-outs. Bake for 5 mins. Let cool then dust with powdered sugar.