Raspberry Sandwich Cookies

  • 24

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/2 cups cold butter
  • 2 tablespoons cold water
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
  • Confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter
until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in water and extracts
until mixture forms a ball.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness.
Cut with floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutters. From the center of half
the cookies, cut out a 1-1/2 in. shape. Place 1 in. apart on
parchment paper-lined baking sheets.

Bake at 325° for 12-15 minutes or until edges are lightly
browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool
completely.

Spread 1/2 teaspoon jam over the bottoms of the solid cookies.
Sprinkle cutout cookies with confectioners' sugar; place over
cookies with jam.

Yield: about 2 dozen.

1 cookie equals 207 calories, 12 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 30 mg cholesterol, 106 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein