Chocolate-Topped Linzer Cookies

Name: Chocolate-Topped Linzer Cookies
Prep time: 2 h 17 min
Cook time: 2 h 17 min
Total time: 2 h 17 min
Yield: 17
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters butter, softened; 113 grams (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened; 2 egg yolks; 473 milliliters flour; 0 teaspoons each ground cinnamon, ground cloves and ground nutmeg; 473 milliliters powdered sugar, divided; 177 milliliters seedless raspberry jam; 57 grams BAKERS Semi-Sweet Chocolate; 237 milliliters PLANTERS Slivered Almonds, finely ground

For 65 cents per serving, this recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 17 servings with 331 calories, 4g of protein, and 18g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up butter, philadelphia cream cheese, baker's semi-sweet chocolate, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 17 minutes.

Instructions

Combine flour and spices. Beat butter and 1 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Add egg yolks; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture.

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All Purpose Flour

Add nuts; mix well. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into ball; flatten slightly. Wrap individually in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour.

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Dough

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Heat oven to 350F.

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Roll out 1 dough piece on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness; cut into 24 rounds with 2-1/2 inch cookie cutter, rerolling dough scraps as necessary.

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Roll

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Transfer to baking sheets. Use 1-inch round cookie cutter to cut out centers from 12 rounds. Repeat with remaining dough.

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Bake 10 to 12 min. or until edges are golden brown. Cool on baking sheets 3 min.

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Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Spread jam over whole cookies. Use fine-mesh strainer to evenly sprinkle 1 Tbsp. of the remaining sugar over remaining cookies; place, sugar sides up, over jam-topped cookies.

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Spread

Sugar

Jam

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Melt chocolate as directed on package. Beat cream cheese with mixer until creamy. Beat in chocolate, then remaining sugar until light and fluffy. Spoon heaping teaspoon of the chocolate mixture onto center of each cookie.

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Cream Cheese