Linzer Sandwich Cookies

• 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond flavoring*
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• Powdered sugar
• Small decorator candies, if desired
• White decorator gel, if desired
• 3 tablespoons seedless raspberry or apricot jam

1. Combine butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, almond flavoring and salt in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy.
2. Add flour; beat at low speed until well mixed.
3. Divide dough in half.
4. Shape each half into a ball; flatten slightly.
5. Wrap each in plastic food wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour until firm.
6. Heat oven to 350F.
7. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/4-inch thickness.
8. Cut with 2-inch cookie cutters.
9. Cut out center from half of cookies using smaller decorative cookie cutter.
10. Place cookies, 1 inch apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets.
11. Bake 7-9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
12. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack.
13. Cool completely.
14. Place cooled cookies with center cut-out onto waxed paper; sprinkle with powdered sugar.
15. Decorate with small candies attached with decorator gel, if desired.
16. Spread bottom-side of cookies without cut-out with 1/4 teaspoon jam.
17. Top with center cut-out cookie, powdered sugar-side up.

butter, powdered sugar, almond flavoring, salt, flour, powdered sugar, decorator candies, white decorator gel, seedless raspberry

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/1741/linzer-sandwich-cookies (may not work)