Jam cookies
Ben Rubenstein Z"L
Ben was a smiling, charming, loved, hard-working boy, who loved to help everyone at all times. He was a fighter and instructor in the Loter Unit, a soldier of the land and dedicated to his military service.
On Black Shabbat, 7th October 2023, Ben lept from his base to the city of Sderot. He was part of the first force that arrived there and fought in hard combat. Ben managed to eliminate four terrorists and wonded a fifth – but he managed to shoot Ben and caused his death. Sergeant Ben Rubinstein was 20 years old when he died.
The story of
Ben Rubenstein Z"L
Ingredients
200g butter
100g powdered sugar
300g flour
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup milk
Strawberry jam
Instructions
Mix flour, salt and powdered sugar in a food processor. Add butter and process in short pulses to a crumbly mixture. Transfer to a bowl and gradually add milk, until a soft dough is obtained.
Wrap in plastic wrap and put in the fridge to set for an hour or two.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Roll out the dough on lightly floured baking paper to a ½cm thick sheet. Cut into shapes and place on a tray lined with baking paper – half with a hole in the middle and half without.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until the cookies start to turn golden. Cool completely. Sprinkle powdered sugar generously over the cookies with the hole in the center. Fill the whole cookie with spoonful of jam. Put a cookie with powdered sugar (and a hole) on top of each bottom with jam to get a sandwich. Store in a single layer in an airtight container at room temperature.