Chocolate n Jam Cookies

Ingredients

250g butter, softened
140g caster sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
300g plain flour
pinch of salt

Method

Mix 250g softened butter and 140g caster sugar in a large bowl,beat well, then add 1 egg and 2 tsp vanilla extract and briefly beat to combine. Sift over salt & 300g plain flour and stir until the mixture is well combined – you might need to get your hands in at the end to give everything a really good mix and press the dough together.
make a ball and divide it into 2
using the first half half dough add the coco powder to the dough and mix well cut with flower cutter ,place it on the baking tray make holes on the middle for the coco glaze/ filling (fill choc cookies after baking.)
use the last part off the dough roll and cut the biscuit place them on a tray Press a thumb print into the centre of the each biscuit about ½ inch deep, fill each centre with a drop of jam
Preheat oven 160 c,325 f,gas mark 3
bake cookies for about 15 minutes.

Ingredients for chocolate Glaze

Icing sugar 4tbsp cup
Butter 1/2 tsp heaped
Coco powder 1 tsp levelled
Water 1 tbsp
Method
In a pan put Icing sugar
Butter 1
Coco powder
Water , cook for 1 minute, till slightly thick and glossy.

Chocolate n Jam Cookies