Patriotic Jam Stars

by Elizabeth Randall

Patriotic Jam Star Cookies

These festive patriotic jam star cookies are a fun and simple baking activity for kids. Filled with strawberry and blueberry jam and dusted with powdered sugar, they make colorful treats for summer parties, patriotic holidays, and family baking days.

Ingredients

1 roll sugar cookie dough or homemade sugar cookie dough
Blueberry jam
Strawberry jam
Confectioners' sugar
Star-shaped cookie cutters

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°F and lightly grease a baking sheet. Roll the cookie dough to about 1/4-inch thickness and cut into star shapes using cookie cutters. Place the cookies onto the prepared baking sheet. Press a thumbprint gently into the center of each cookie without pressing all the way through the dough. Fill each indentation with blueberry or strawberry jam. Bake for approximately 10 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Sprinkle warm cookies with confectioners' sugar and allow them to cool completely on the baking sheet before serving.

Yield: About 18 to 24 cookies depending on cutter size.

Kid Cooking Tip

Kids can cut out the stars, make the thumbprints, fill the centers with jam, and dust the cookies with powdered sugar.

Variation Ideas

Try raspberry jam, apricot jam, lemon curd, or cream cheese filling for different holiday color themes.

Serving Ideas

Serve for Fourth of July parties, Memorial Day picnics, summer cookouts, cookie exchanges, or holiday dessert trays.

Holiday Baking Idea: These jam-filled cookies make a fun patriotic baking project for kids because they combine bright colors, cookie cutters, and simple decorating.