Jam And Hazelnut Cookies
Serves: 2
Meagan Lindgren
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
45
Spice
55
Sweetness
45
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.2
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1.5 cups
Sugar1 large
Egg2 tsps
Vanilla Extract (ps.)1 tsps
Lemon Peel (grated)1 cup
Ground Hazelnut1 tsps
Baking Powder1 tsps
Salt1 tsps
CinnamonDirections:
1
Repeat with remaining dough
2
BEAT sugar and shortening in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy
3
Add egg, vanilla and lemon peel, beating until well blended
4
Combine flour, ground hazelnuts, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in medium bowl
5
Add flour mixture gradually to shortening mixture at low speed until smooth
6
Divide dough into 4 equal pieces
7
Wrap each one with plastic wrap
8
Freeze 30 minutes
9
HEAT oven to 350 degrees F
10
Roll 1/4 of dough between 2 sheets of lightly floured wax paper to 1/8-inch thickness
11
Remove top sheet of wax paper
12
Cut with a floured 2-inch round scalloped cutter
13
Cut centers out of half of the cookies with a 3/4 to 1-inch cutter
14
Place 2-inches apart on ungreased baking sheet
15
BAKE 6 to 7 minutes or until edges are light golden brown
16
Cool 1 minute on baking sheet
17
Remove to cooling rack
18
Spread about 1/2 teaspoon preserves on bottom side of each whole cookie
19
Sprinkle tops of center cut-out cookies with powdered sugar
20
Place on top of cookies with preserves