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Gingerbread Latte Cookies
"<p>If you have a thing for gingerbread desserts, you’re in good company. Baker, recipe developer and blogger Tessa Huff, who loves gingerbread-inspired treats during the holidays, created these irresistible sandwich cookies. She incorporates molasses and spices into the dough, along with almond flour and a bit of cocoa for extra depth and softness, then pairs the cookies with a unexpected espresso buttercream filling. These cookies are a natural with a cup of coffee, a gingerbread latte or a cup of tea.<br> </p>..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 1/2 cups (12 1/2 oz./390 g) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
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1 cup (3 1/2 oz./105 g) ground almond flour
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2 Tbs. unsweetened cocoa powder
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1 Tbs. ground ginger
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1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
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1/2 tsp. baking powder
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1/2 tsp. fine salt
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1/4 tsp. ground cloves
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8 Tbs. (1 stick) (4 oz./125 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
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1/2 cup (4 oz./125 g) granulated sugar
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1 egg
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1/2 cup (5 1/2 oz./170 g) molasses
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1 tsp. vanilla extract
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1 Tbs. hot water
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1/2 heaping tsp. instant espresso powder
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4 Tbs. (1/2 stick) (2 oz./60 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
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1 1/4 cups (5 oz./155 g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted
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1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
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