Name: Nana’s Butter Cookies with Milk-Jam Filling
Yield: Makes 16 Servings
Ingredients: 1½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; ⅔ cup powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons whole milk; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 2½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more; 1 large egg; 1 qt. goat’s milk or cow’s milk; 1¼ cups granulated sugar; ¾ teaspoon baking soda; ½ vanilla bean, halved lengthwise; Powdered sugar (optional; for serving)

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Eva Kolenko

The caramelized milk jam makes for a decadent little sandwich, but these cookies from Måurice Luncheonette are amazingly good simply eaten on their own.

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