Description
Deliciously soft and buttery sandwich cookies filled with jam, perfect for holiday gifting and cookie swaps.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
- 1/2 cup raspberry jam or your favorite jam
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy and lighter in color.
- Add egg yolk and vanilla, mixing until smooth.
- Stir in the flour, almond flour, salt, and optional cinnamon until a soft dough forms.
- Chill the dough, wrapped in two discs, for at least 1 hour.
- Roll the dough on a floured surface to about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thickness and cut shapes.
- Bake on a lined baking sheet until edges are barely golden, about 10-12 minutes.
- Cool the cookies completely on a rack.
- Dust the tops with powdered sugar, then spread jam on the bottoms and sandwich them together.
Notes
For best results, chill the cut cookies before baking. Use a thick jam to prevent messy sandwiches.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Austrian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg