BOOZY CHRISTMAS COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Pulse together flour and almonds in a food processor until the almonds are very finely ground. Add cinnamon, baking powder and salt, and pulse to blend. (Alternatively, whisk together flour, ground almonds or almond flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.)
• Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together on medium-high until the mixture is light, fluffy and pale, 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla extract, and beat until everything is well combined, again stopping to scrape down bowl as necessary.
• Add in dry ingredients all at once and mix on low speed, just until incorporated.
• Divide dough in 2 equal pieces, and wrap each piece in cling film, patting into a 1-inch-thick disk. Chill at least 2 hours, up to 5 days ahead.
• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Working with 1 disk at a time, roll out the dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper so it's about 1/8 inch thick. (Because of the almonds, the dough may crack in places while you’re rolling it out. This is O.K., just patch it up with scraps.)
• Using a round cookie cutter 2 1/2 inches in diameter, cut out as many circles as possible. Take half of these circles and cut out a 1-inch circle from the interior of the larger circles, creating a doughnut shape that will become the top of the cookie. If at any point the dough becomes too soft to cut and cleanly remove from parchment paper, slide it onto a cookie sheet and chill for a few minutes in the freezer or refrigerator. Gather any scraps of dough, combine them and roll them out, chilling as necessary. Transfer dough circles to a parchment-lined baking sheet spaced 1 inch apart and bake until the edges are golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
• To assemble the linzer cookies, spread about a teaspoon of raspberry jam onto the flat sides of the larger circles. Dust the tops of the cutout circles with powdered sugar and place on top of raspberry jam.

Steps:

• Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl and set aside.
• Heat butter in a small pa on low heat until melted. Remove from heat, stir in Irish cream liqueur, and let cool.
• Combine white and brown sugar in a large bowl and pour in cooled butter and Irish cream liqueur. Beat with a hand mixer for about 1 minute. Add in egg and mix well, then add vanilla paste.
• With the mixer on low, slowly add in mixed dry ingredients, about 1 cup at a time, until just mixed together. Fold in chocolate chips and refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Using a 1 1/2 tablespoon scooper, scoop out golf-ball sized balls from the cookie dough and set onto the baking sheets, leaving room in between.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the bottom edges are browned, 9 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool for 10 to 15 minutes.