How To Make Linzer Cookies
Enjoy a fresh batch of these delectable linzer cookies for dessert! They’re jam-filled almond cookies that are made in just 1 hour.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ¾cupunsalted butter
- ½cupsugar
- 1lemon,zested and juiced
- 1egg yolk,large
- 2tspvanilla extract
- 1cupflour
- ¾cupalmond flour
- ¼tspsalt
- 1cupraspberry jam
- ½cuppowdered sugar
Instructions
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In a stand mixer, add the butter and sugar.
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Beat until light and fluffy.
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Add in the eggs, vanilla, lemon and lemon zest.
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Add in the flour, almond flour and salt on low speed until just combined.
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Gather the dough into a ball, then roll flat to ¼-inch thick.
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Using a scalloped 3-inch cookie cutter, cut out 12 cookies.
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Stamp out 12 stars in the circle cookies using a small star cookie cutter.
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Gather all the scraps and re-roll.
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Stamp out 12 more cookies using the scalloped cookie cutter.
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Chill all the cutouts for at 1 hour.
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Bake the cookies in a 350 degrees F oven for 8 to 10 minutes.
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Simmer the raspberry jam in a small pot on low heat for 5 to 7 minutes until reduced by one-third.
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Spread a spoonful of the jam onto the cookies without the star cutouts.
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Sift powdered sugar onto the cookies with the star cutouts.
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Carefully place them onto the cookies with the raspberry jam, then press down gently to spread the jam fully.
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Serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 313.48kcal
- Fat: 15.44g
- Saturated Fat: 7.66g
- Trans Fat: 0.47g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.13g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.53g
- Carbohydrates: 41.55g
- Fiber: 1.43g
- Sugar: 26.63g
- Protein: 3.09g
- Cholesterol: 42.68mg
- Sodium: 59.76mg
- Calcium: 18.15mg
- Potassium: 95.27mg
- Iron: 0.40mg
- Vitamin A: 101.37µg
- Vitamin C: 4.91mg
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