1. Using a hand or stand mixer, cream together the softened butter and icing sugar until smooth. Add in the vanilla and mix through. Next, add in the flour and mix until just combined. The dough will look soft and sandy, but should hold when pressed together.

2. Form a ball with the dough, wrap with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to one hour.

3. Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly flour a piece of parchment paper, remove the dough ball from the plastic wrap and place onto the parchment. Sprinkle a little more flour on top of the dough, and place another piece of parchment on top.

4. Roll the dough overtop of the parchment to about 1/8th of an inch thick. Using a 3” heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut dough into heart shapes. With half of the cookies, use a 1” heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the centers.

5. Place cookies onto parchment lined baking sheets. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the bottom is slightly golden. Let cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack

6. Spread jam over the full heart cookies. Sift a little powdered sugar overtop of the cookies with heart cut outs, and then place them on top of the jam covered cookies.