Combine Ingredients (2 separate steps) and Refrigerate

In a large bowl combine all-purpose flour, almond flour, and salt and set aside.

Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add vanilla and almond extracts. Beat in egg yolk and lemon zest. Gradually pour flour mixture into butter/sugar mixture until blended. The texture may not pull together and that is fine. Divide dough in half and place each half on a large square of plastic wrap. Pull all sides together and form into a disk shape. Refrigerate each disk for about 1-hour.

Roll Out Dough

Working with one dough disc at a time remove disc from refrigerator and allow to set at room temperature for about 10 minutes prior to removing plastic wrap. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Using a flour duster sprinkle an even layer of flour on countertop or whatever surface you plan to roll out dough. Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. To get an even roll every time I use dough bands on my rolling pin. Remove other dough disc from refrigerator and allow to rest while moving to the next step.

Cut Out Dough

Use a 2-inch cookie cutter set or even better use linzer cookie cutters for cutting out cookie shapes. Use a spatula dusted with flour to lift dough off countertop and place dough on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Scoop up remaining dough and form into a ball and continue rolling out dough and cutting out cookies until no more cookies can be cut. Each disc should produce 6 cookies. Usually as the dough gets smaller I will use the mini cutter and cut tiny cookies. Continue working with the second disc using the same instructions above until all dough has been used up.

Bake Cookies

Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes. Carefully remove from oven and allow to rest on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes and then transfer to a baking rack to cool completely.

Build Linzer Cookies

Remove some of the preserves or jam from the jar and place in a small bowl. Stir it up so that it’s not so stiff and will be easy to drop on the cookie. Take the window themed cookies and place on countertop. Using the same flour duster (with flour removed) fill with confectioners sugar and dust the window themed cookies until completed coated. Next take a full cookie and pile a dollop of raspberry preserves or jam on center top of cookie. Then carefully place the sugar dusted window theme cookie on top of the cookie with the preserves or jam and gently press down. Viola! Linzer Christmas Cookies!