Description
Buttery almond sandwich cookies filled with raspberry jam and dusted with powdered sugar — a classic, giftable holiday cookie for 2025. Tested twice for clean edges and a tender center.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks / 226 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup (90 g) powdered sugar, plus more for dusting
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups (240 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (96 g) almond flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (240 g) raspberry jam (seedless preferred)
Instructions
- Make the dough: In a large bowl, beat the softened butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and mix until combined. Add the all-purpose flour, almond flour, and salt; mix just until a soft dough forms. Divide the dough into 2 discs, wrap, and chill for 1 hour.
- Cut and bake: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). On a lightly floured surface, roll one disc at a time to about 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick. Cut out cookies with a round or fluted cutter; cut centers from half of the cookies to make tops. Transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 10–12 minutes, or until the edges are just turning golden. Cool completely on wire racks.
- Fill and dust: Spread a small amount of raspberry jam on the flat side of each bottom cookie. Top with a cutout cookie and press gently to sandwich. Dust generously with powdered sugar. Let set for 30 minutes before packaging.
Notes
• Dairy-free: use plant-based butter sticks. • Gluten-free: use a 1:1 GF flour blend with xanthan gum. • Fill just before serving if storing longer than 3–4 days. • Freeze unfilled cookies up to 2 months; thaw, then fill.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Austrian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 45 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
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