
Austrian cookies with raspberry jam
Description
Thin almond dough with a raspberry jam filling. You can use black currant jam, or, if not following traditions, any jam will work. You can use ready-made almond flour or a more aromatic alternative—bake the nuts in the oven and then grind them in a blender. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1

1. Spread the almonds in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast at 180 degrees for about 8–10 minutes, let cool completely, then grind in a blender with ¼ cup of sugar.
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Step 2

2. Place the butter in a bowl and beat it with a mixer.
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Step 3

3. Add the remaining sugar and beat again.
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Step 4

4. Wash the lemons, grate the zest of two and add to the dough.
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Step 5

5. Add the chicken yolks, vanilla extract, and mix.
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Step 6

6. In another bowl, mix the flour, salt, and cinnamon.
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Step 7

7. Add the previously prepared almond paste with sugar to the flour mixture.
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Step 8

8. Gradually add the nut-flour mixture to the bowl with the whipped butter, portion by portion.
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Step 9

9. Mix well until a smooth dough forms.
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Step 10

10. Place the dough on plastic wrap and shape it into a log, then cut it into 4 parts.
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Step 11

11. Wrap each piece separately in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours; you can keep them there for up to two days.
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Step 12

12. Place one portion of the chilled dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll out into a thin layer.
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Step 13

13. Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes, place them on a baking sheet. Repeat the same actions with the remaining portions.
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Step 14

14. Make holes inside half of the shapes.
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Step 15

15. Bake the cookies in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 8-12 minutes, then cool completely on a wire rack.
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Step 16

16. After cooling, place the solid cookies (without holes) on a plate and spread them with raspberry jam.
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Step 17

17. Sprinkle the second part of the cookies with powdered sugar.
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Step 18

18. Place the cookies with powdered sugar onto the cookies with jam, press gently. Serve the finished cookies immediately.