Dainty Sandwich Cookies

Ingredients

230 gr butter
650 gr sugar
2 egg yolks
325 gr all purpose flour
1 gr salt
14 gr powdered sugar
60 gr blanched almonds
2 egg whites
300 gr raspberry preserves
120 gr semisweet chocolate morsels
1 melted recipe by southern living
240 gr sugar
1 portion in refrigerator
1/2 dough
1/8 thickness
1/2 round cutter
1/2 doughnut cutter

Instructions

Cool on wire racks. Repeat procedure with remaining dough. Raspberry Sandwich Cookies: Spread uncoated side of each solid cookie with a thin layer of raspberry preserves. (Cookies are very delicate and must be handled carefully.) Lightly dust almond side of doughnut-shaped cookies with powdered sugar, if desired; place sugar side up on top of CHOCOLATE SANDWICH COOKIES: Using half of reserved cookie centers, spread a thin layer of melted chocolate on side without almonds. Top with remaining cookie centers, almond side up. Drizzle tops of cookies with remaining chocolate, ----