Did you know that there are so many things you can do with pie filling besides make a pie? I really hadn't given it much thought until Lucky Leaf offered to send me some pie fillings and recipes to try out. The recipes I got were for sugar cookies and apple streusel bread -- far from pie! I was excited to give the recipes a try and started with the sugar cookies.
I used a sugar cookie recipe from Flour
for the sugar cookie dough.
To make the cookies:
Once your dough is chilled and ready to roll out, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Roll out the dough to about 1/4-inch thick, and cut out cookies.
Lucky Leaf sent me a large star cookie cutter to use. I cut a few of these out and then decided I would end up with much bigger cookies than I like (you know me and mini things), so I switched to a mini cookie cutter instead.
Place each cutout on a sheet pan lined with parchment or Silpats. Top each cutout with a little bit of the raspberry pie filling. Then cut out more cookies and place those on top of the pie filling. Press the edges together slightly so the jam doesn't leak out.
Sprinkle with colored sugars if desired.
Bake for 8 to 12 minutes, depending on size of cookies, until cookies are light golden brown. Let cool, and serve!
I made a bunch of small filled cookies and then made some unfilled sugar cookies topped with red and green sugars as well. (Be sure to re-roll any dough scraps to get the most out of your dough.)
Have you ever tried Lucky Leaf pie fillings? Have you ever used pie filling for something other than pie?
P.S. Lucky Leaf is having a contest if you're feeling creative!
20 comments:
YUM, what a totally fantastic idea!! These look amazing!
How interesting! I'm a big fan of filled cookies so I like the look of these.
This is great! I love this type of cookie so will put this on my to do list. Yum!!!
I've actually never used pie filling, but these pie cookies are a great idea! Very creative.
I've never seen the raspberry pie filling either. Raspberry is my favorite!
Great idea to make sandwich cookies with the filling. They look delicious and festive!
Thanks for the tip about the star! I have a batch of sugar cookie dough and some raspberry pie filling ready to go, but was worried the starts might be too big.
this is such a good idea. they are so festive looking! I bet raspberry pie filling (which I have also never seen before) is tasty.
I've never tried Lucky Leaf fillings but I bet the raspberry pie filling was awesome!
those came out looking so delightful!! i really want to make sugar cookies this holiday season. by the way, i'm a Boston-based blogger too, but admittedly food is not my forte, so i tend to write about fashion, cocktails, and travel! :)
Cookies look good! How's the canned filling compare to homemade?
Thanks, Melissa. I've never made raspberry pie filling before, but as with most pie fillings, the canned version just seems to have a bit more gel to it. The flavor was good... but obviously not the same as you'd get with fresh raspberries.
yum! so perfect for Christmas--Ryan would love the raspberry flavor!!
This is such a creative use for pie filling! Like little mini pies. I don't really use pie filling very often and have never seen raspberry filling. Love it.
Wonderful sugar cookies. I especially like the filling.
i love jam filled cookies ;) these look delicious!
You are such a great baker! Do you notice a difference in how cookies turn out when using silpats vs parchment paper?
I love these! Look perfectly made and delicious. Happy holidays!
I want one of these now! Looks so good!
what a great cookie idea - its like a clandestine linzer torte or as an old friend used to call them - a "lindsey todd"
What a great twist on traditional sugar cookies - love it!
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