Pecan Linzer Cookies
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup pecan halves
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup butter, very soft
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup peach jam
- Pulse first 4 ingredients in a food processor until finely ground.
- Beat butter, sugar, and zest at medium speed with an electric mixer 1 minute. Add egg and egg yolk; beat 30 seconds. Scrape bowl; beat 30 seconds. Add flour mixture, beating until combined.
- Shape dough into 2 (1/2-inch-thick) rectangles. Wrap each rectangle in plastic wrap, and chill 4 hours to 3 days.
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0. Generously flour both sides of dough; place on parchment paper. Roll each into a 14- x 10-inch rectangle. Cut each rectangle into 24 (2-inch) squares, rerolling scraps as needed. Chill on parchment paper 30 minutes.
- Place cookies 1 inch apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Cut centers out of half of cookies with a lightly floured 1 1/4-inch square cutter. (If desired, place dough centers on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet; chill 15 minutes, and bake as directed.)
- Bake at 350u0b0 for 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool completely on parchment paper on a wire rack. Repeat with remaining cookies.
- Sprinkle powdered sugar over hollow cookies. Spread about 1/4 tsp. jam onto each solid cookie; top with hollow cookies.
flour, pecan halves, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, butter, sugar, lemon zest, egg, egg yolk, powdered sugar, peach
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pecan-linzer-cookies (may not work)