Almond Cookies

Almond Cookies
:Ingredients

1cup butter, at room temperature
2/3cup powdered sugar
1egg yolk
1+3/4cup flour
1/4teaspoon ground cloves
1/4teaspoon ground cinnamon
(3/4cup ground (almond flour
1egg white, beaten
1/2cup almond, sliced
1/2cup pistachio, sliced
1/2cup apricot jam

Method:
Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy-
-Add egg yolk and continue beating-
-Combine flour, cloves, cinnamon, and almonds, gradually add to butter mixer and continue beating-
-Wrap dough with plastic cling film, refrigerate for about 1 1/2 hours or until easy to handle-
-Preheat oven to 180 degree Celsius-
-Divide dough into 2 equal parts, place each part between 2 parchment papers-
-Roll dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/2 cm thickness-
-Cut with round cookie cutter into circles about 5 cm in diameter, make half the circles quantities hallow from inside using a-
(smaller cutter 3 cm in diameter (ring shape.
-Brush smaller circles with egg white, sprinkle almond or pistachio with pressing slightly with your finger tips-
-Place circles apart on a baking sheet and bake for about 12 minutes or until edges are lightly golden-
-Transfer to wire rack to cool-
-Spread a bit of jam over the large cookies, and then top with the cutout center on top-