Swedish Sandwich Cookies

== Description ==
== Ingredients ==
* 1 cup butter, softened
* ½ cup sugar
* 2 tablespoons sugar
* 1 egg yolk
* 1 egg, separated
* 2 – 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
* 3 tablespoons ground almonds
* ⅔ cup red currants or strawberry jelly
== Directions ==
# Grease and flour cookie sheets; set aside.
# Beat butter and ½ cup sugar in bowl.
# Beat in 2 egg yolks.
# Gradually add 1½ cups flour.
# Beat at low speed until well blended.
# Stir in additional flour with spoon to form stiff dough.
# Form dough into 2 discs, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours.
# Preheat oven.
# Unwrap 1 disc and place on lightly floured surface.
# Roll out dough with lightly floured rolling pin to 3/16-inch thickness.
# Cut dough with floured 2¼-inch round cookie cutter.
# Place cutouts 1½ to 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
# Gently knead dough trimmings together; reroll and cut out more cookies.
# Unwrap remaining dough disc and place on lightly floured surface.
# Roll out dough with lightly floured rolling pin.
# Cut dough with floured 2¼-inch scalloped cookie cutter.
# Cut 1-inch centers out of scalloped cookies.
# Place cutouts 1½ to 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
# Cut equal numbers of round and scalloped cookies.
# Beat egg white in cup with wire whisk.
# Combine almonds and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar in small bowl.
# Brush each scalloped cookie with egg white.
# Bake all cookies 8 to 10 minutes.
# Remove cookies to wire racks, cool completely.
# Freeze up to 3 months.
Category:Almond meal Recipes
Category:Currant jelly Recipes
Category:Swedish Snacks
Category:Egg yolk Recipes