These delicate cookies are beautiful for Valentine’s Day. Substitute 1 teaspoon of rose water for the vanilla for an old-fashioned taste.

INGREDIENTS| YIELDS 24 COOKIES

• ¾ cup unsalted butter
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon lemon rind
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ teaspoon almond flavoring
• 1½ cups finely ground almonds
• 2¼ cups cake flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup raspberry jam
• Confectioners’ sugar for dusting

1. Cream butter. Add sugar, lemon, egg, vanilla, almond, and ground nuts; beat until creamy.

2. Whisk dry ingredients together; blend in. Chill dough overnight, tightly wrapped.

3. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.

4. Roll dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8" thickness. Cut with heart-shaped cookie cutters.

5. Cut 3 holes in half of the cookies using a thimble. Place on cookie sheets; bake 12 minutes.

6. Heat jam; spread a layer on solid cookies. Press a cookie with holes in it on top. Fill holes with more jam. Sprinkle with powdered sugar when cool.