Linzer Torte Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 0.75 cups unsalted butter , softened
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.75 cups blanched slivered almonds , ground
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.13 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1 cup raspberry jam

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 7x11-inch baking pan.

2. 2

   Cream sugar and butter together in a medium bowl with an electric mixer. Beat in egg and lemon zest.

3. 3

   Stir flour, ground almonds, cinnamon, and cloves together in a separate bowl. Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Dough will be stiff and may need to be kneaded by hand in order to come together.

4. 4

   Divide dough in half. Press one half into the bottom of the prepared pan. Place remaining half onto a lightly floured surface and roll it with your hands into a long, 1/2-inch diameter rope.

5. 5

   Spread jam over the dough in the pan. Cut dough rope into lengths and arrange them across the jam in a lattice pattern.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven until top crust is golden, about 40 minutes.

7. 7

   Remove from the oven and set the pan on a wire rack to cool before cutting into 1x2-inch bars.