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A traditional holiday cookie.
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In a mixing bowl, combine the fl our, almonds, confec-
tioners’ sugar, ½ cup of the granulated sugar, baking
powder and salt. Reserve.
Place the butter in the Cuisinart
™
mixing bowl. Insert the
fl at mixing paddle. Turn to speed 2 to cream butter.
After about 10 seconds, increase to speed 4 for an
additional 15 seconds. Scrape bowl and paddle. With
stand mixer running on speed 2 and add remaining
sugar, and then increase to speed 4, until mixture is light
and fl uffy, about 30 seconds. Scrape bowl and paddle.
Turn back to speed 2, add eggs and vanilla and increase
to speed 4 for about 15 seconds until incorporated.
Scrape bowl and paddle. Turn to speed 1 and slowly
pour the fl our mixture over the top in two additions.
After last addition has been added, increase to speed 3
until just fully incorporated. Be careful not to over-beat.
Transfer the dough to a bowl and cover or place in a
resealable plastic bag and refrigerate until fi rm, about
1 hour or overnight.
Heat oven to 350ºF. Line 3 baking sheets with parch-
ment paper.
Roll dough into 1¼-inch balls. Place the dough balls on
the prepared baking sheets 2 inches apart. Make a
depression in the center of each cookie with fi ngertip or
the handle of a wooden spoon. Bake cookies for about
10 minutes.
Remove baking sheets from oven. Use the back of a
round teaspoon measuring spoon to re-form the
depressions in the cookies. Fill each depression with ½
teaspoon preserves. Continue baking cookies until are
they are lightly golden brown around the edges, about
8 minutes longer. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes,
then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Can be made ahead. Store in airtight container at room
temperature between sheets of waxed paper.
3¾ cups unbleached, all-purpose fl our
1¾ cups
fi nely ground almonds or
almond
meal
¾
cup + 1 tablespoon confectioners’
sugar
¾
cup + 1 tablespoon granulated
sugar,
divided
1¼ teaspoons baking powder
¾ teaspoon
salt
3¾ sticks unsalted butter,
at room temperature
2 large
eggs
1½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
¾
cup fruit preserves, warmed
Makes about 60 cookies
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