Rating: 5 stars
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Ground almonds give these cookies a hearty taste and extra crunch. We love the look and texture of raspberry preserves with seeds, but use seedless fruit spread if you like.

Recipe by Cooking Light December 2009

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Credit: Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

Recipe Summary

Yield:
36 cookies (serving size: 1 cookie)
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Weigh or lightly spoon 25 ounces (about 1/2 cup) flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine 25 ounces flour and almonds in a food processor; process until finely ground. Weigh or lightly spoon remaining 25 ounces (about 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons) flour into a dry measuring cup. Combine almond mixture, remaining 25 ounces flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt, stirring well with a whisk.

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  • Place granulated sugar, butter, and rind in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes). Add egg yolks; beat until well blended. Beating at low speed, gradually add flour mixture; beat just until a soft dough forms. Turn dough out onto a sheet of plastic wrap; knead lightly 3 times or until smooth. Divide dough into 2 equal portions; wrap each portion in plastic wrap. Chill 1 hour.

  • Preheat oven to 350°.

  • Roll each dough portion into a 1/8-inch thickness on a floured surface; cut with a 2-inch rectangular cookie cutter with fluted edges to form 36 cookies. Repeat procedure with remaining dough portion; use a 1-inch rectangular fluted cutter to remove centers of 36 rectangles. Arrange 1 inch apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake, 1 batch at a time, at 350° for 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool on wire racks.

  • Spread center of each whole cookie with about 1/2 teaspoon preserves. Sprinkle cutout cookies with powdered sugar. Place 1 cutout cookie on top of each whole cookie.

Nutrition Facts

96 calories; fat 5.1g; saturated fat 1.9g; mono fat 2.2g; poly fat 0.7g; protein 1.8g; carbohydrates 11.4g; fiber 0.6g; cholesterol 29mg; iron 0.5mg; sodium 25mg; calcium 18mg.
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