Linzer Heart Cookies

By Drop Published: February 10, 2016 Classic Linzer cookies; make them heart-shaped for your Valentine or cut out simple rounds. 4.5 stars based on 2 reviews Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes Yield: 36 servings Ingredients: all purpose flour, cocoa powder, egg, granulated sugar, ground almonds, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, jam, nutmeg, powdered sugar, salt, unsalted butter, Directions:
1. Get a clean stand mixer bowl 2. Add unsalted butter 3. Add granulated sugar 4. Cream together until light and fluffy 5. Add egg 6. Mix well until smooth 7. Get a clean large mixing bowl 8. Add all purpose flour 9. Add cocoa powder 10. Add salt 11. Add ground cinnamon 12. Add finely grated nutmeg 13. Add ground cloves 14. Whisk together 15. Mix dry ingredients into dough gradually 16. Add ground almonds 17. Mix until dough forms 18. Wrap with plastic wrap 19. Chill in fridge for 1 hour 20. Pre-heat 21. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper 22. Roll dough until 1/8" thick 23. Cut out 24. Bake for 10 minutes until golden brown 25. Transfer to cooling rack until cool 26. Spread with jam 27. Assemble 28. Dust with powdered sugar