Almond Cream Cookies

Sorry it has been awhile since i have posted any recipes, just have not been mood to cook. But that has all changed. I have been working on an eggplant souffle, new crab dishes and i have this idea for a dinner party. That is all coming soon.

Here is a cookie recipe have not made in awhile, well it is sort of a cookie. You actually bake it in a muffin tin. It is great for afternoon tea or just to have on a rainy day.

Almond Cream Cookie

Ingredients

Cookie
2 cups of unbleached flour
2 sticks of unsalted butter, room temp
1/2 cup of sliced almonds, blanched and minced
1/2 cup raw sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon of rum
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon salt

Topping
1 cup heavy cream
2 table spoons powdered sugar
Jar of raspberry jam or any jam of choice

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

In large bowl whisk together all the dry cookie ingredients, except the sugar.

In the stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Next blend in the add almond extract and rum followed by the egg yolk. Now with the mixer on low slowly add the flour mixture. The dough is rather thick so towards the end you may need to kneed it by hand. Once Blended, press a about a table spoon of dough into either a non stick mini muffin pan or one that has been well greased. level out the dough at the bottom of each well, then make a impression in the middle of each cookie: this is for the jam later. There is enough dough to make 48 cookies

Bake for about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on rack. Once cool enough to handle, invert and remove from muffin tins and continue to cool on the rack.

Now it is time to whip the cream and powdered sugar in a mixer until light an fluffy, you want stiff peaks. Transfer cream to a pastry bag. Next pipe a ring of cream on each cookie leaving the center free for the jam. Next place jam in a bowl and whisk until smooth and transfer to another pastry bag. Now place a dollop of jam in the center of each cookie. And serve.

Enjoy Cooking