Chocolate Raspberry Linzer Cookies
- 213 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 12 ounces milk chocolate morsels semi-sweet
- 6 tablespoons raspberry jam
- 1 x powdered sugar
- In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
- In large mixer bowl, beat sugar and butter until creamy.
- Beat in eggs and almond extract.
- Gradually add flour mixture.
- Divide dough in half.
- Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm.
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- On lightly floured board, roll out half of dough to 18 inch thickness.
- Cut with 2 1/2 inch round cookie cutter.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Cut 1 inch round centers from half of unbaked cookies.
- Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Reroll dough trimmings, if necessary.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes just until set.
- Let stand on cookie sheets 2 minutes.
- Remove from cookie sheets; cool completely.
- Over hot (not boiling) water, melt Nestle Toll House semi-sweet chocolate morsels, stirring until smooth.
- Spread 1 measuring teaspoonful melted chocolate on flat side of each whole cookie.
- Top with 1/2 measuring teaspoon raspberry jam.
- Sprinkle confectioners' sugar on cookies with center holes; place flat side down on top of chocolate-jam cookies to form cookie sandwiches.
flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, sugar, butter, eggs, almond, milk chocolate, raspberry jam, powdered sugar
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/chocolate-raspberry-linzer-cook-42825 (may not work)