Spiced Linzer Cookies with Pear FillingLightly spiced Linzer cookies are sublime when paired with this luscious pear caramel filling.Course: Dessert Cuisine: American Prep Time: 1 hour Cook Time: 15 minutes Refrigerated Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Servings: 2 dozen Calories: 1835 kcalIngredients1 cup almond flour2 cups all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ginger1/4 teaspoon allspice1/8 teaspoon cloves2 sticks unsalted butter, 1 cup softened1/2 cup dark brown sugar1 large egg room temperature1 teaspoon vanillaPear Caramel SauceInstructionsPut oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350'Combine almond flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt and spicesBeat together butter and dark brown sugar until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes with a stand mixer.Beat in egg and vanillaAdd flour mixture and process until just combined, about 1 minute.With floured hands, form dough into two disks. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours.Put oven racks in upper and lower third of ovenRoll out 1 disk at a time, about 1/8" thick between 2 sheets of wax paper or lightly floured parchment paper. I also use my Silicon pastry mat.Once the dough is rolled out, refrigerate for 30 minutes before you cut it.Repeat with the second disk.Cut as many cookies as possible form the dough with the larger cookie cutter and transfer to ungreased large baking sheets, arranging about 1 inch apart. You may also need to refrigerate after cutting your shapes and before you transfer them to the baking sheet if the dough gets too soft.Use cutter with the insert to cut the same number of cookies and place on a second cookie sheet.Reroll scraps only once and cut as many shapes as possibleRefrigerate for 30 minutes before baking.Bake for 10-15 minutes total, switching position of the sheets halfway through the baking until the edges are golden.Transfer with a metal spatula to racks to cool completely.Spread about 1 teaspoon of pear filling on the flat side of a solid cookie and then top with the flat side of the windowed cookie.Once assembled, the cookies get a finishing dusting of powdered sugar.Pics and printable recipe available at: Nourish and Nestle via /r/recipes https://ift.tt/2P9csLt
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