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Almond Linzer Cookies

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This recipe was published before I began only posting grain-free recipes. For a grain-free slice and bake cookie recipe (that will work great as a Linzer cookie dough) click here.

Ingredients

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  • 3/4 cup almonds, soaked and dehydrated
  • 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon cold butter, cut into pieces
  • 1/4 cup organic whole cane sugar or sucanat
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup cherry preserves
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

  1. Pulse together almonds, salt, cinnamon in bowl of food processor until finely ground. Transfer almond mixture to bowl of a standing mixer. In a small bowl whisk together flour and baking powder, set aside. Add the butter and whole cane sugar to the almond mixture and beat on medium speed until fluffy, about 1 minute. Add vanilla and egg and mix until just incorporated. Pour dough out onto the counter, shape into a disk and wrap tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. (This dough can be made ahead of time and stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.)
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. Cut cookies using cookie cutter and place cookies on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake until they are just turning golden brown, about 8 minutes. Transfer to racks to cool.
  3. In a small bowl stir together preserves and almond extract (if there are lumps in your preserves your can pulse it in the food processor a few times). Spread 1/2 teaspoon preserves onto uncut cookies and top with the cutout ones. These cookies are best eaten the day they are made.
  4. *I sprinkled the cookies in my pictures with a little powdered sugar. This is not a sugar that I cook with, but I just couldn’t resist giving the cookies a light dusting to make them look a bit more festive.

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