Linzer Cookies

La Madeline does these big beautiful heart shaped Linzer cookies.  They were my inspiration for this attempt.

I used my usual sugar cookies recipe but rather than vanilla extract I used butter extract (just to try something different).  When I baked them the entire kitchen  smelled like warm butter, which is nice, but the taste is just the same.

So I chose two cookies cutters that were the same shape but different sizes.

I rolled out the dough and cut out my shapes.  

Baked them up. Defended them from the little one.

 Are those cookies I see? I was just walking by and happened to notice...

Once I had them baked up I tried to pair them up as best as possible for 'fit', but come to find out after I put jam on them, that doesn't really make a difference. So don't worry about that. 

I placed the lids on parchment paper and sprinkled them with powdered sugar. 

Then I just spread some jam on the bottom and made a sandwich!  For these I used Raspberry Jam and Wild Maine Blueberry Jam. 

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