Preparation Steps

• In one bowl, stir together the flour and salt.
• In another bowl, using an electric hand mixer, cream the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the almond extract.
• Add the flour to the butter mixture and beat on low speed just until combined.
• Stir in the ground almonds.
• To shape the cookies, take two 1-inch pieces of dough and roll each into balls.
• Using your fingers, create a hollow into each dough ball and using a very small spoon, add a scant half teaspoon of jam.
• Put the two pieces of dough together enclosing the jam.
• Use your fingers to pinch the dough together all around ensuring the jam is covered.
• Gently reshape the cookie into a ball and place on parchment lined baking sheets.
• Continue to use the rest of the dough shaping cookies in this manner.
• Place the baking sheets in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake the cookies until the bottoms just begin to brown, about 11 to 12 minutes.
• Remove the cookies from the oven, and when they are just warm, roll in the powdered sugar.
• Once completely cool, roll the cookies in the sugar once more.
• Store the cookies in an airtight container.