Name: The Ischler Cookie
Ingredients: 2 cups sliced almonds, preferably unblanched; 1 cup plus 2 tbsp powdered sugar; 16 tbsp unsalted butter, softened (2 sticks); 1/2 large egg, lightly beaten; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 3/4 cups plus 1 tbsp bleached all-purpose flour; 1/4 tsp fine sea salt; 2 2/3 cups dried apricots (1 lb); 1 cup plus 2 tbsp granulated sugar; 2 tsp lemon zest, finely grated; 1 tsp apricot or peach brandy; 8 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 1/4 cup heavy cream, hot; Nut grater; 21/2" round cookie cutters

Austrian sandwich cookies horizontally lined up against each other.

The IschlerBen Fink

Baking a batch of these classic Austrian sandwich cookies is a project—but totally worth it.

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