Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Making the Cookies
- Cream together the unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and salt until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts until well combined.
- Gradually mix in the flour until just combined to form a soft dough.
- Roll out the dough to about ⅛ inch thick on parchment paper.
- Chill the rolled-out dough in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment.
- Cut out cookies using cookie cutters, aiming for half plain and half with heart cutouts.
- Freeze the cut cookies for 3-5 minutes to prevent spreading during baking.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until the edges are pale and soft.
- Allow cookies to cool completely on the baking sheets.
- Dust the cookies with heart cutouts with powdered sugar.
- Spread jam on plain cookie bottoms and sandwich them with the sugar-dusted tops.
Nutrition
Notes
Chilling the dough is crucial for maintaining the cookies' shape during baking. Be careful not to overmix the dough after adding flour.