Holiday Linzer Cookies (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

01 - 1/2 cup butter (one stick).
02 - 2 large eggs.
03 - 2 1/2 cups white, all-purpose flour.
04 - 1 teaspoon vanilla essence.
05 - 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar.
06 - 1/4 teaspoon of table salt.
07 - 1 cup of raspberry jam.
08 - 2 cups ground, slivered almonds.
09 - Extra powdered sugar for topping.

# Instructions:

01 - Whip the butter and powdered sugar together—keep going till it’s nice and smooth.
02 - Crack the eggs in, pour the vanilla, sprinkle in the salt, and mix until it all comes together.
03 - Finely grind the almonds in a blender, then mix them with the butter combo.
04 - Add the flour gradually and stir until you’ve got a smooth dough.
05 - Separate the dough into two flat discs, then cover them tightly in plastic wrap.
06 - Pop the dough in the fridge for a few hours or let it rest overnight.
07 - Roll the dough thinly and cut cookies in pairs.
08 - For half of the cookies, cut out small circles or shapes in the center.
09 - Line them up neatly on baking trays.
10 - Cook for 8–10 minutes at 350°F.
11 - Leave the baked cookies on a wire rack until completely cooled.
12 - Lay some raspberry jam on the flat cookies.
13 - Dust the cookies with cut-out centers with a little powdered sugar.
14 - Sandwich a jam-topped cookie and a sugared cookie together.

# Notes:

01 - Classic sandwich cookies often made for special occasions.
02 - Pick any shapes you like for your cookie cutters!
03 - Dust the cutters with flour so your dough doesn't stick.
04 - Bake those leftover little center cutouts separately.
05 - Great for gifting or swapping treats with friends.

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