Makes 6 dozen cookies

Ingredients

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon coarse salt
1  teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped fine
10 tablespoons (1 ¼ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 tablespoons Concord Grape Ginger Jam ( Recipe Follows)
1 large egg
Rosemary Fairy Dust  for sprinkling ( Recipe Follows)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350ËšF. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt and chopped rosemary; set aside.

Put butter and sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on high speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Mix in olive oil. Reduce speed to low. Mix in flour mixture. Add cream;  concord jam and mix until well combined, about 2 minutes. Add egg and mix until just combined.

Shape dough into ¾ inch balls and space 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Flatten slightly with fingers and sprinkle with Rosemary Fairy Dust

Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until edges are golden, about 13 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes on sheet or wire racks. Store in airtight container.

Rosemary  & Ginger  Cinnamon Concord Jam

Makes 1 cup of jam

Ingredients

2 pounds concord grapes, chopped finely in a food processor ( do not discard juices)
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
2 cups turbinado sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 cinnamon sticks
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons fresh rosemary leaves, chopped fine
Pinch of cracked black pepper
¼ teaspoon salt

Directions

Place all the ingredients in a heavy bottom pan and place on medium heat.  Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce to a simmer and cook for about 30 minutes or until the mixture is thick.  Allow to cool. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.

Rosemary Fairy Dust

Makes ½ cup of fairy dust

Ingredients

½ cup turbinado or sugar in the raw
2 teaspoons of fresh rosemary, leaves, chopped fine
½ teaspoon lemon zest

Directions

Using a mortar and pestle, grind up all ingredients until a fine powder is created, like a dust.  Store in an airtight jar for up to a few weeks, un-refrigerated.  Alternatively, use a (clean) coffee grinder or a rolling pin on a cutting board.