Chocolate Linzer Cookies

Name: Chocolate Linzer Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 24-36 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour; 1 tablespoon cocoa, sifted; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup almonds, ground; 1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces; 1 egg; 1/2 cup raspberry jam; confectioners' sugar, for dusting cookie tops

Submitted by Barb in WNY

"A recipe I'm saving for Christmas cookies this year. Apricot jam can be substituted for raspberry jam."

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Ready In:: 28mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 24-36

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
1 tablespoon cocoa, sifted
1 teaspoon cinnamon
³⁄₄ cup granulated sugar
¹⁄₂ cup almonds, ground
¹⁄₂ cup butter, cut into pieces
1 egg
¹⁄₂ cup raspberry jam
confectioners' sugar, for dusting cookie tops

directions

In a medium bowl combine flour, cocoa, cinnamon, sugar and almonds.
Toss lightly with a fork, add butter pieces.
Gather into a ball.
Wrap securely in plastic wrap and chill 4 to 5 hours.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
On lightly floured surface roll out half of dough.
Cut put rounds using a 3-inch round biscuit cutter.
With the remaining half of dough cut out rounds with the same cutter, but also cut a smaller circle(about3/4-inch) in the center, using a bottle cap.
Place both batches on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove from cookie sheet and cool completely.
Spread plain cookies with jam and cover with a cookie with a whole in the center.
Sprinkle tops with confectioners' sugar.

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Barb in WNY

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