Holiday Gift Guide 2024

Apricot Window Cookies

INGREDIENTS 1 ¼ cups Bob’s Red Mill® Almond Flour 2 cups Bob’s Red Mill® Unbleached White All-Purpose Flour or Bob’s Red Mill® Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour ½ cup Granulated Sugar

¼ tsp Kosher Salt 1 cup Unsalted Butter, cold and cut into cubes 2 Egg Yolks 2 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 cup strained Apricot Jam ½ cup Powdered Sugar, for sprinkling

1 tsp Cinnamon ¼ tsp Nutmeg

These jewel-like treats look like they came from a fancy bakery, but they’re as easy to make as pulling out your cookie cutters. Box them up as gifts or bring to your next cookie exchange!

INSTRUCTIONS Cookies • Place flours, sugar, spices and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on low speed until well combined. • Add butter and mix on medium-low speed until the mixture resembles large breadcrumbs, about 7 minutes. Add egg yolks and vanilla and mix on low speed until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and starts to form a ball. • Divide in half, shape into rectangles and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 45 minutes and up to 2 days. • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. • Roll dough out to ¼-inch on a lightly floured surface, adding flour as needed to prevent sticking.

• Cut out with cookie cutters of your choice: we used 2 ½-inch square and oval cutters in the image here. With half the cookies, cut out a small “window” in the center using coordinating mini cookie cutters. Prick the centers of the whole cookies with a fork. • Reroll scraps and cut out cookies until all the dough is used. • Place on prepared baking sheets and bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned. Bake one sheet at a time; chill the other until ready to bake. • Let cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then remove to a wire rack and let cool completely. Assemble the Cookies • Sprinkle tops with powdered sugar. Spread 2 teaspoons apricot jam on each bottom half and sandwich cookies together. Makes about 20 sandwich cookies.

#HolidayHack: Not just for baked goods—our rich, nutty Almond Flour can be used like breadcrumbs in meatballs, or as breading for chicken or fish.