Linzer Heart Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups ground almonds
• 1 tablespoon baking cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• raspberry jam
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar and salt. add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. add the almonds, cocoa, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; mix well. add flour; mix well. cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
• 2 on a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness. cut with a floured 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. cut a 1 1/2-inch heart from the center of half of the cookies.
• 3 place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. remove to wire racks to cool.
• 4 spread 1/2 teaspoon jam over the bottom of the solid cookies; place cutout cookies over jam. sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.