Drei Augen Cookie

Directions

1. 1
   Add butter and sugar to mixing bowl, mix until smooth. In a bowl add flour, almond meal and cinnamon. Stir to combine. Add flour mixture to butter mixture until blended and smooth.
2. 2
   Divide dough into 3 parts. Place each part in between wax paper. Using a rolling pen on top of paper roll out each disk of dough into 11? circle. Place dough on cookie sheet in refrigerator and chill for at least 2 hours
3. 3
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with silicone baking mat or parchment
4. 4
   Remove one disk at a time, peel away both top and bottom sheet of wax paper to loosen away from dough. Place dough back on to paper and using 1 1/2? round cutter cut cookies. Take 1/2 of cut rounds and using a straw press down to cut out three small holes.
5. 5
   Transfer cut cookies without holes on one sheet and cookies with holes to another. They will cook to different times. Bake on middle oven rack for 10-12 minutes for cookies with holes and 12-15 minutes for bottoms or until lightly golden brown.
6. 6
   Let cook on racks. Sift with powdered sugar While cookies are cooling, boil jelly for 2 minutes, stirring.
7. 7
   Spoon 1/4 teaspoon of cooled jelly onto each cookie, then top with top (cut out cookie) press lightly so jely fills up into holes.
8. 8
   Store airtight between layers of wax paper for 2-3 days. You can freeze these for up to 1 month