By Molly O'Neill
- Total Time
- 4 hours
- Rating
- 4(63)
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Ingredients
Yield:About 18 large cookies
- 6tablespoons dry, plain cookie or cake crumbs
- 1cup finely ground toasted almonds
- ¾cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2¼cups pastry flour
- Scant teaspoon baking powder
- 1teaspoon cinnamon, preferably Vietnamese
- ½teaspoon finely ground sea salt
- 1cup (2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter
- 2large eggs
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 to 1½cups raspberry preserves
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Nutritional analysis per serving (18 servings)
319 calories; 15 grams fat; 7 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 6 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 42 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 22 grams sugars; 4 grams protein; 118 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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1
In a food processor, combine the cookie crumbs, almonds and 2 tablespoons of sugar; pulse until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Transfer to a large bowl. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt and stir it into the almond mixture.
Step
2
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter. Beat in the remaining sugar. Beat in one egg and the vanilla extract until creamy. Stir the dry ingredients into the butter mixture until just combined. Halve the dough, form into 2 disks, wrap in plastic and chill until very firm, at least 2 hours.
Step
3
On a floured surface, roll out half the dough to a 16-inch thickness. Use a pastry brush to brush off excess flour on the top of the dough, and use a large (about 3½ inches at its widest point) heart-shaped cutter to stamp out as many hearts as possible. Use a wide spatula to transfer them to parchment-lined cookie sheets and chill. Gather the scraps, form into a disk and refrigerate. Repeat with the remaining dough.
Step
4
Using a slightly smaller (about 2 inch wide) heart-shaped cutter, cut out the centers of half the chilled hearts. Leave the exterior rings on cookie sheets, and add the cut-out centers to the scraps. Roll out the chilled scraps and cut out an equal number of large hearts and rings. Chill them for at least 1 hour.
Step
5
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a cup, lightly whisk the remaining egg. Remove the chilled large hearts from the refrigerator and, using a small pastry brush, brush a coating of egg around the edges of each. Use a spatula to carefully lift the rings from the cookie sheets and place each over a heart. Press gently with your fingers to make them adhere. Brush the rings with more egg. Bake the cookies until the hearts are lightly colored, about 10 minutes.
Step
6
Remove from the oven and drop about a tablespoon of the preserves into the centers, spreading to fill. Return the cookies to oven and bake until the jam is set but not bubbling, about 3 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool the cookies on the sheets.
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Michel
Anybody know what plain cookie or cake crumb is? Do you just take any old cookie and break it up into crumbs?
sarah
The confectioner’s sugar on the pictured cookie makes no sense with this technique
Patrick
A total disaster. I made this to the letter but the dough is too sticky to work with, won't roll out well and is impossible to shape....I think I have to call this an utter fail.I don't know what I did wrong. UGH
Michel
Anybody know what plain cookie or cake crumb is? Do you just take any old cookie and break it up into crumbs?
cara
I would choose to make these a little bit smaller. And I used some of the dough to make small hearts. I baked them and then spread a bit of ham and made a regular “sandwich” returning them to the oven following the recipe. Worked beautifully and we all loved them!
Patrick Matutina
Does anyone know why you put the jam in the middle of the heart after you put the two hearts together? Would it hurt the recipe to do it more like a sandwich so there is jam between both cookies?
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