I have been waiting to share this awesome Raspberry Pillow Cookies recipe with you for a few days now, lol. I almost had it posted the whole time, but I kept getting sidetracked. Better late than never, I always say. Sadly, I don’t know what happened to me. I used to be early everywhere I went—at least 10 minutes. I showed up early and was ready for business. I am lucky if I am 10 minutes late! BLAH, I’m trying hard to go back to being early, but it’s just so hard. It means I would have to start getting ready 10 minutes earlier than I already am.
Anyway, don’t these pillow cookies look pretty darn delicious? Remember, if you don’t like raspberries, don’t count them out because you can switch it out for something you do enjoy!! Let’s get back on track and talk cookies! Check out this raspberry pillow cookie recipe below.
Raspberry Pillow Cookies Recipe
Ingredients for the yummy raspberry pillow cookie recipe:
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- ½ C sugar
- ½ C brown sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1 TBSP vanilla
- ½ tsp almond
- 3 C flour
- 1 TBSP baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 C raspberry preserves
Follow the instructions for raspberry pillow cookies below:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Add butter and both sugars to a medium bowl and cream together with an electric mixer until it’s a nice fluffy consistency. Cream butter and both sugars with an electric mixer until fluffy.
- Add one egg at a time and mix into the creamed mixture of butter and sugar.
- Add vanilla and almond extract and mix for about another minute.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Once sifted, add 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mix well, and repeat, mixing fully after each addition.
- Using your hands, form the dough into a ball and wrap it with plastic wrap. Place the dough ball in the refrigerator for at least 1-2 hours or until it is cool and firm.
- Remove from the fridge and allow the dough to soften, which usually takes about 15 minutes.
- Add flour to your rolling pin and cutting board or counter (wherever you are rolling the dough out) and roll out the cookie dough.
- Using a medium round cookie butter, cut out the cookies and line half of them on your prepared cookie sheet. and leave the other cut cookies behind to top the cookies already on the cookie sheet.
- Add 2 teaspoons of preserves in the center of each of the cookies, dip your finger into a small bowl of water and run it around the edge of the cookie, and place the top of the cookie on the bottom half with the preserves in the center and lightly press the dough down around the sides to seal the top and bottom together.
- Bake the cookies at 375 degrees for about 9 to 10 minutes, or until finished.
- Remove the cookies and allow them to cook on your lined cookie sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
This recipe for raspberry pillow cookies is amazing, and I sure hope you and yours enjoy it. If you give it a try, let us know what you think by leaving us a comment below. Don’t forget to check out our other great recipes, I’ve listed a few below.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temp
- ½ C sugar
- ½ C brown sugar
- 2 eggs, room temp
- 1 TBSP vanilla
- ½ tsp almond
- 3 C flour
- 1 TBSP baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 C raspberry preserves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Add butter and both sugars into a medium bowl and cream together with electric mixer until it's a nice fluffy consistency. Cream butter and both sugars with an electric mixer until fluffy.
- Add one egg at a time and mix into the creamed mixture of butter and sugar.
- Add vanilla and almond extract and mix for about another minute.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt into a separate bowl. Once sifted add 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mix well and repeat mixing fully after each addition.
- Using your hands form dough into a ball and wrap with plastic wrap. Place dough ball into the refrigerator for at least 1-2 hours or until cool and firm.
- Remove from fridge and allow the dough to soften, which normally takes about 15 minutes.
- Add flour to your rolling pin and cutting board or counter (wherever you are rolling the dough out) and roll out the cookie dough.
- Using a medium-round cookie butter cut out the cookies line half the cookies on your prepared cookie sheet and leave the other cut cookies behind to top the cookies already on the cookie sheet.
- Add 2 teaspoons of preserves in the center of each of the cookies. Dip your finger into a small bowl of water and run it around the edge of the cookie and place the top of the cookie on the bottom half with the preserves in the center and slightly press the dough down around the sides to seal the top and bottom together.
- Bake cookies at 350 degrees for about 9 to 10 minutes or until finished.
- Remove cookies and allow them to cook on your lined cookie sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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23 comments
How thin do you roll out the cookies?
I like to leave mine a little thick, but really just enough so dough doesn’t tear and holds the raspberry filling inside
I like to leave mine a little thick, but really just enough so the dough doesn’t tear and holds the raspberry filling inside
You have two different baking temps listed. ? Which is it, 350 degrees or 375?
I fixed it so sorry…
My Mom makes a similar recipe at Christmas with raisin filling. The raspberry sounds really good too!
These look so impressive! I’m always a little scared of filled cookies but I think I can handle these.
Bet these are so delish. Reminds of me of the raspberry filled donuts
Parchment Paper!!! Love it! Just discovered this stuff, and I am just amazed at how well it works & makes everything easier! These cookies look wonderful! Can’t wait to make them! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you for sharing this recipe! It looks just awesome!
These look yum! I love raspberry flavoured things and these look so soft and delightful. Pinning!
These Raspberry Pillow Cookies look amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing. THIS LOOKS DELICIOUS. I WILL TRY THIS ONE OUT FOR SURE.
So yum I want some now.
These cookies are tasty.
These look absolutely delicious. I love raspberry!
these cookies sounds so yummy. I love raspberry fillings
Those would be so yummy. You can change up the preserves for different flavors.
These sound so simple to make yet, I have to say, the look very impressive!
These look delicious i love raspberries they are delicious
There can’t be any simpler cookie recipe than this. It looks delicous, too. Thanks for sharing. I should try it out for Easter.
Yum!!! I love raspberry flavored everything. Thanks for the tasty looking recipe!!!
These look delicious. Something I think the Grandkids would love to try. Thanks!