Preparation

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  1. Beat together the softened butter and caster sugar in a large bowl.
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  2. Sieve in the flour and mix in the ground almonds. Use your hands to bring it together into a ball and cool in the fridge wrapped in cling film.
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  3. After an hour, unwrap the dough and knead until soft and pliable.
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  4. Roll out on a floured surface to a thickness of 6-7mm.
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  5. Cut out pairs of circles using a circular cutter. Place the bottom halves onto a lightly greased baking tray, then cut out the hearts carefully from the top halves with the smaller cutter and place on the baking tray too.
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  6. Bake in a preheated oven at 140 degrees until golden brown, for about 25-30 minutes.
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  7. Once cooled, put enough jam in the centre of the bottom biscuit to stick on the top biscuit, with enough jam to show through in the cut out heart.