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Buttered Rum Cookies




Source of Recipe


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Recipe Introduction


Yield: Approx. 32 2-inch sandwiches


List of Ingredients




Cookie Base:

1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup blanched sliced almonds
1 cup unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
2 tablespoons light rum
1 2/3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt


Recipe



Soften the butter. Grate the almonds finely. In a medium bowl, whisk
together the flour, grated nuts, and salt. In a mixing bowl, cream the
sugar
and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the almond extract and rum
until
well blended.

Scrape the sides of the bowl. On low speed, beat in the flour mixture
until
incorporated. Scrape the dough into a bowl and refrigerate it for at
least 2
hours or overnight. Working with a small amount of the dough at a time,
briefly knead it until it is malleable but still well chilled, and roll
it
on the floured cloth to a 1/8-inch thickness.

Cut out the cookies, using a small metal spatula to transfer them to
the
cookie sheets, 1 inch apart. Re-roll the scraps, chilling the dough as
necessary. For a decorative effect, if desired, use the pastry tube to
cut
out 1/2-inch holes in the center of half the cookies. These cookies
with
holes in the center will serve as the top portions of the sandwich
cookies.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in a 375 degree oven, or until just beginning
to
become golden. Use a small, angled metal spatula or pancake turner to
transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.


*Butter Rum Cream Filling:
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup powdered sugar
3/4 teaspoon light rum
2 teaspoons heavy cream

Preparation:

Soften the butter. In a mixing bowl, with the mixer at low speed, cream
the
butter and sugar until well mixed. Still at low speed, beat in the rum
and
heavy cream.

To fill the cookies, use a small metal spatula to spread a rounded 1/2
measuring teaspoon of the buttercream on the underside of 1 of the
whole
cookie bottoms.

Place a second cookie (if desired, one with a hole in it), bottom side
against the buttercream, and press the 2 cookies together.