Sable Cookies

Those are traditional French cookies. “Sable” in French means “sandy” and it refers to the crumbly texture those cookies have. They can be sandwiched with a variety of jams, lemon curd, chocolate, or just enjoyed plain. They can also be flavored with anise, citrus, or chocolate (just substitute half a cup of flour with same amount of unsweetened cocoa).

Ingredients:
7 cups All-Purpose Flour
2 sticks butter, melted
1 cup powdered sugar, plus more for dusting
2 eggs
Zest of one orange
Zest of one lemon
2 teaspoons vanilla
Strawberry or apricot jam

Preparation:
Place flour and butter in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until it starts to look like bread crumbs.
In a small bowl mix the eggs, the citrus zest and the vanilla.
Add it to the flour mixture and mix until well combined.
Cover the dough and let rest for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
Roll the dough on a well floured surface (or between two sheets of plastic wrap) to reach 1/4 inch thick. Shape cookies using a round cookie cutter. And using a smaller one cut half the amount in the middle to expose the jam when assembled.
Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 10-15 minutes until lightly browned. Let cool on a wire rack.
Place a teaspoon of jam on the whole cookies and cover with the ones that have the hole in the middle.
Dust with powdered sugar.