Recipe: Almond butter sandwich cookies | Style at Home

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup unsalted cultured butter store-bought unsalted butter, softened
• 2/3 cup raw almond butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
• 1/2 cup lightly packed light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon unsulfured molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 d'Anjou or Bartlett pears, peeled, quartered, cored, and sliced thinly
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• One 2-inch cinnamon stick
• 4 whole cloves
• 4 whole green cardamom pods
• 1 star anise pod
• 1/2 vanilla bean, split down the side