Recipe: Tasty Linzer cookies

Recipe: Tasty Linzer cookies Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Linzer cookies. I have never made Linzer cookies before but was gifted the cookie cutters to make them, this recipe was great! Linzer Cookies take two almond flavored cookies and sandwiches them together with a layer of jam. Linzer Cookies are named after a Linzer Torte, which was originated in Linz, Austria.

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Linzer cookies are one of the most classic Christmas cookies ever.

We love the combination of the Since you're stacking the cookies, you want them super thin so the cookie-to-jam ratio is right.

You can have Linzer cookies using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Linzer cookies

1. You need 200 grams of butter.

2. It’s 380 grams of flour.

3. You need 200 grams of powdered sugar.

4. It’s 1 tsp of vanilla extract.

5. Prepare 80 grams of almonds flour.

6. You need 1 of apricot jam or strawberry jam.

7. Prepare 4 of egg yolks.

8. You need 1/2 tsp of baking powder.

9. It’s 1 pinch of of salt.

10. You need 1 of lemon… ONLY ZEST.

Traditional Raspberry Linzer Cookies - Christmas Cookies.

Traditional Raspberry Linzer Cookies are an Austrian rolled Christmas cookie that have raspberry preserves sandwiched between two.

The Linzer Torte, like the Linzer cookies, features an almond-based dough with preserves in the center.

These nutty-buttery cookies are very popular throughout Austria and Germany.

Linzer cookies instructions

1. In a bowl of an electric mixer, mix the butter (room temperature) until creamy.

2. Add the powdered sugar and mix. Than add in the same bowl, the egg yolks, vanilla extract, lemon or orange zest and mix for 2 minutes..

3. Add the almonds flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Mix!.

4. Finally add the flour all at once. Mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together. Dump onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic and pit it in the fridge for 20 minutes..

5. Roll the dough 1/4 inch and cut 2 3/4 inch rounds with a plain or fluted cutter. With 1/2 of the rounds, cut a hole from the middle of each round with a heart or round small shape. I cut them with a star shape…

6. Place all the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet and chill for 15 minutes..

7. Bake the cookies until the edges begin to brown. Allow to cool to room temperature..

8. Spread apricot or strawberry jam on the flat side of each solid cookie. Dust the top of cut-out cookies with powdered sugar and press the flat sides together with the raspberry jam in the middle and the powdered sugar on the top.

9. Enjoy them with your family!.

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