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Vanilla Cookies with Apricot Jam

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Ingredients

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  • 21/4 cups (400g) all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup (180g) butter (soften) 
  • 1 cup (200g) sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups (230g) Powdered sugar
  • 1 pack of vanilla sugar (optional)
  • Apricot jam

Instructions

  1. Whisk flour, baking powder and salt together.
  2. Beat butter and sugar until creamy and fluffy (about 5 minutes)
  3. Add eggs one by one and then add vanilla extract.
  4. Beat in your flour mixture, blending all ingredients until smooth.
  5. Chill for 2 hours, or until firm.
  6. Roll 1/2 of the dough at a time on a floured surface and keep remaining dough in refrigerator until ready to use.
  7. Using a small cookie cutter or a small shot glass, cut out cookies and arrange them on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
  8. Repeat with remaining dough.
  9. Bake at 375F for 8 minutes. Once baked, place on wire racks to cool.
  10. Once the cookies are cool, take one and spread apricot jam on it; top with another cookie to form a little cookie sandwich.
  11. Roll in powdered sugar.