I love all sweet treats but recipes that have a special story behind them are even more fun (and delicious!) to make.
These Raspberry Almond Gems are a perfect example. They’ve been a family favorite for years.
I first shared them on the blog in this post about a marathon cookie-baking session and had so much interest that I went over to my mom’s house just to copy the recipe and share it here!
Make sure you plan ahead so you can leave the dough to chill for a few hours before cooking.
And while I like to fill these cookies with rasperry preserves, the recipe would work really well with other fruits, spreads, curds or even nut butter!
Raspberry Almond Gems
Ingredients
- 2-1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup butter
- 2 egg yolks beaten
- 1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1 cup seedless red raspberry preserves
- Confectionersâ?? sugar
Instructions
- Mix flour, sugar, and baking powder; cut in butter until crumbly. Add beaten egg yolks and almond extract to flour/butter mixture. Blend until fully incorporated. Form dough into a ball, flatten into a disc, then wrap in wax paper. Chill for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll dough out on a floured surface, into about 1/4-inch thickness. Use a cookie cutter of your choice to form cookies. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 10 minutes until just barely golden. Remove from cookie sheet to a cooling rack; cool completely.
- Stir 1 cup of red raspberry preserves (this makes it easier to spread) in a small bowl. Place 1-2 teaspoons of preserves on one cooled cookie and sandwich with another. Dust with confectionersâ?? sugar. ENJOY!
dee says
Thank you, thank you, thank you! :) my little cousins will be coming over thursday for some really last minute baking and i know they’ll love making these! These cookies will look so pretty when gift boxed!! I’m so excited! :)
Laura says
what a fantastic recipe, i’m in love with raspberry so this is going on my list!
Lauren @ Chocolate, Cheese and Wine says
Mmm these look amazing. I love raspberry anything!
Blog is the New Black says
Looks awesome, Court!
Mallory @ Have Your Cake and Eat it says
i LOVE those cookies! the addition of almond extract sounds great. thanks for the recipe!
Shannon says
Thank you so, so much! Those look extremely delicious. I can’t wait to try them with my family. :)
Colleen @ Jimmy Choos on the Treadmill says
My mom made cookies similar to these last year–they were a German recipe–and they were delicious!
Alli M. says
Hi Courtney! These look delicious. I’ve been kind of in a baking slump this year, between a busy schedule and work obligations, but I can’t WAIT to try this recipe! It definitely motivated me to try it out this year :)
Allison
Khushboo says
Courtney, open that bakery already- these look amazing!!
Miz says
oooh PRINT!
Hope says
These cookies sound and look delicious! Lucky for me, I just so happen to have some raspberry preserves in my house. I think I will be baking these this week! :)
Kristen @ notsodomesticated says
Yum!! And I love that they require so few ingredients … always a “plus” in my book!
Samantha says
I made some cookies this weekend almost identical to these – they were so good!
JN says
Hey Courtney – I was wondering what kickboxing workout you did yesterday (if it’s a DVD)? I’ve been trying to find a good one. Figured I’d post the question here since yesterday’s post is full of contest entries and would have gotten lost, I’m sure. Thanks! :)
Courtney says
Haha, good thinking! I did the 10lb Slimdown Xtreme kickboxing video. Unfortunately, it’s not currently available since Exercise TV is no longer, but I did hear that it’s going to be on QVC sometime in January!
JN says
Ok, I really like that one! I was bummed that I missed my opportunity to get it from Exercise TV, so I e-mailed Chris Freytag and she told me about QVC in January too. Guess I’ll have to be patient and wait! :)
Nicole says
These look great, thanks for sharing the recipe! They remind me a lot of Linzer Tarts, which I absolutely love! How would you say that they compare?
Arimey says
These really do look amazing. And so festive! Thanks for sharing :)