Lemon and Strawberry Balsamic Sandwich Cookies & A Lemon Harvest

 I am about to make a very big statement here - these Lemon and Strawberry Balsamic Jam Sandwich Cookies are the best cookies I have ever tasted, yes, I said it.  What makes these cookies so good you might ask? Well, not only do they incorporate lemons that we have been growing for over a year (I also mentioned them here), but they infuse a variety of flavors and textures that harmonize so well together like almond flour, lemon zest and strawberry balsamic jam.  The shortbread cookies practically melt in your mouth while the jam provides a sweet and almost savory-like flavor.  You can find the recipe for the Strawberry Balsamic Jam here.  Continue for more...

A Few Things: One important step not to omit when baking these cookies is the portion of time that the dough must spend in the freezer.  Allowing the dough adequate freezing time will make it easier to handle when cutting it out.  I found that if the dough came to room temperature it was hard to work with.  Also, if you do not have time to make the Strawberry Balsamic Jam, regular Strawberry jam will also work perfectly.  

*All photographs by Alison 
**Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart's Lemon & Raspberry Sandwich Cookies