Pink Dulce de Leche Linzer Biscuits

Even if you haven't tried Linzer biscuits, you've probably seen them at the very least, particularly during the holidays. They are considered a classic Christmas cookie thanks to the Austrians, and I love them. Circular in shape, they typically have a raspberry or fruit filling, dusted with icing sugar.

I went unconventionally with this recipe, still maintaining the buttery goodness and nutty undertones from the almond flour (and extract), but adding red sugar sprinkles for a pink hue, and using dulce de leche as my filling.

Add this to your slew of end-of-year sweet treats or Christmas cookie tray, and you won't be disappointed by these delicious sandwiches.

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup almond flour

3 tablespoon red sprinkles

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 egg

1/2 cup white sugar

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Pinch of cloves

1 stick butter (8-10 tablespoons)

1/2 teaspoon lemon zest

Dulce de leche (or condensed milk you can bake)

Icing sugar

Instructions

In a medium-sized bowl, mix the almond flour and all-purpose flour, set aside.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar for about 3 minutes with an electric mixer on high speed. Add the vanilla, almond, cinnamon, cloves, lemon zest, and salt for another 1-2 minutes until creamy and fluffy.

Whisk in the red sprinkles, followed by the egg. The mixture will turn pink.

Add the flour mixture to the large bowl, mix into a soft dough with a spatula. All the flour should be wet/mixed in well.

Transfer the dough to a large piece of cling wrap, then wrap into a flat-like disc. Chill for 1-2 hours.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to about 1/4 of an inch or 1/2 cm. Be gentle! The dough is quite delicate.

Use a cookie cutter of your choice, and make an incision in the middle of every other cookie. Remember, you will be making little sandwiches!

Lay them on a baking tray with parchment paper at 350F for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Sandwich each of the cookies, with a center ready for piping in each, then dust with icing sugar.

Squeeze the dulce de leche into the small incision. Enjoy with some tea, coffee or milk!