Chocolate Tahini Linzer Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle. , Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion to 1/8-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Roll out remaining dough; cut with a 2-1/2-in. floured doughnut cutter so the center is cut out of each cookie. , Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool., Spread melted chocolate over the bottoms of solid cookies. Place cookies with cutout centers over chocolate. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon jam in center of each cookie.

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl. Combine the tahini, brown sugar, vanilla and melted butter in a large bowl and mix with a wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in the eggs until incorporated, then stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chunks. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 375 degrees F. Roll heaping tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and arrange about 3 inches apart on 2 ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with your fingers. Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are set and lightly browned around the edges, 14 to 16 minutes. Let cool 1 minute on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.