Christmas Spice Cookies with Cranberry-Orange Filling

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Bake these spice cookies tonight!

Christmas Spice Cookies with Cranberry-Orange Filling
Makes approximately 2 dozen sandwich cookies
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Ingredients
  1. 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, softened
  2. 1⁄2 cup confectioners’ sugar
  3. 1 tablespoon orange zest
  4. 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  5. 11⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
  6. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  7. 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  8. 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
  9. 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
  10. 2 tablespoons sugar
  11. 2 cups prepared cranberry-orange preserves
  12. Confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, beat butter, confectioners’ sugar, zest, and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until combined. Divide dough in half; shape into 2 disks. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
  3. On a lightly floured surface, roll 1 disk 1⁄4 inch thick. Using a 2-inch fluted square cutter, cut out cookies, rerolling dough once. Repeat procedure with remaining dough. Using a 3⁄4-inch fluted round cutter, cut a circle in center of half of cookies. (Reserve round cutouts for another use.)
  4. Place cookies with cutouts on 1 prepared pan, spacing 1 inch apart. Place remaining cookies on remaining prepared pan. Sprinkle evenly with sugar.
  5. Bake until edges are lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks.
  6. Dust cookies with cutouts with confectioners’ sugar. Spread approximately 1 teaspoon preserves on flat side of whole cookies; top with cookies with cutouts. Store in an airtight container up to 5 days.
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