#SCBlogHop - Christmas Cookies - Linzer Sandwich Cookies

Momma Lew's:

There's nothing better than making memories in the kitchen at Christmas time!  Baking cookies has been a long tradition for me and one of my favorites is Linzer Sandwich Cookies!

To make the batter: 

• 2 1/2 sticks of salted butter 
• 3/4 cup of granulated sugar
• 2 1/3 cups of all-purpose flour, plus some for rolling the cookies
• 1/2 cup of ground slivered almonds 
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg 
• 1 cup of jam of your choice -- raspberry or strawberry tastes best.
• Powdered Sugar for dusting your cookies 
• Cookie cutters of your choice.  You want some that are around 1 1/2 inches for the larger cookies and then some that are 3/4 inches for the cut outs.  

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Whip your butter until it is smooth.  Add the granulated sugar and mix until it is light & fluffy - about 5 minutes. 
• In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients. 
• Using a spatula, blend the flour mix with the butter.  
• Separate your dough into 3 sections.  Place each third onto a floured piece of wax paper and top with a floured piece of wax paper.  Refrigerate for 10 minutes. 
• Roll each batch into 1/8 inch thickness.  
• Cut out the bottoms - using the 1 1/2 inch cookie cutter, make as many cookies as you can.  
• Save your scraps. 
• Cut out your tops --  Using the 3/4 inch cookie cutter, cut out the center of half of the cookies.
• Bake the cookies until they are lightly brown - about 12-15mins. 
• Let them cool slightly before transferring to a wire cooling rack. 
• After cookies are cool, spoon 1/4 to 1/2 tsp of jam on each bottom cookie and then place a cut out top on each.  
• Dust with powdered sugar.   

ENJOY! 

This post is part of the Sharing is Caring Christmas Blog Hop hosted by Life With Lovebugs,  Powerful Mothering and Pam’s Party & Practical Tips!

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