Almond Paste Stuffed Cookies

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"I have a weakness for anything made with almonds, and these cookies are seriously good! They are soft and loaded with an ultra-delicious almond flavor! But I guess these are an adult cookie recipe, a well scented something to enjoy with your morning coffee or afternoon tea. I prefer almond extract to vanilla here. While almond extract may not be your everyday flavoring in sweets, I bet it was invented to go with these cookies, don’t omit it, it adds a hint of a different flavor. The cookies feature alongside almond extract, cinnamon powder and mastic gum. These three flavors combined amplify your cookie flavor."
-- @hadia