If you happen to’re in search of some lovely cookies in your vacation cookie change, please look no additional. The apricot within the heart of those linzer cookies, makes them not solely scrumptious however fairly to take a look at as effectively! These cookies are made with some almond flour together with almond extract and are crammed with apricot jam. Apricot and almond are such a beautiful pairing and make for a pleasant refreshing deal with.
Apricot linzer cookies
Substances
2 cups Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour (We use Bobs Purple Mill)
1 ¼ cups Almond Flour
½ cup Granulated Sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon
¼ tsp Nutmeg
¼ tsp Kosher Salt
1 cup Unsalted Butter, chilly and reduce into cubes
2 Egg Yolks
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 cup strained Apricot Jam
½ cup Powdered Sugar, for sprinkling
Instructions:
Cookies
Place flours, sugar, spices and salt within the bowl of a stand mixer. Combine on low pace till effectively mixed.
Add butter and blend on medium-low pace till the combination resembles massive breadcrumbs, about 7 minutes. Add egg yolks and vanilla and blend on low pace till the dough pulls away from the edges of the bowl and begins to type a ball.
Divide in half, form into rectangles and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for not less than 45 minutes and as much as 2 days.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and put aside.
Roll dough out to ¼-inch on a frivolously floured floor, including flour as wanted to stop sticking.
Minimize out with cookie cutters of your alternative: we used 2 ½-inch spherical cutters within the picture above. With half the cookies, reduce out a small “window” within the heart utilizing coordinating mini cookie cutters. Prick the middle of the entire cookies with a fork.
Reroll scraps and reduce out cookies till all of the dough is used.
Place on ready baking sheets and bake for 10–12 minutes, or till the sides are frivolously browned. Bake one sheet at a time; chill the opposite till able to bake.
Let cool on baking sheets for five minutes, then take away to a wire rack and let cool fully.
Assemble the Cookies
As soon as the cookies have cooled, mud all the cookies which have a window with powdered sugar. Dab ~1 1/2 tsp. of apricot jam into the center of the underside cookies, then prime off with the reduce out cookies.
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