Linzer Cookies

5 from 3 votes

Linzer cookies are a combination of buttery orange infused shortbread and jam, as pleasing to look at as they are to eat. These festive treats are perfect for any holiday or special occasion.

Prep Time15

Cook Time12

Total Time27

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: linzer cookies, Linzer Cookies recipe

Servings: Cookies

Author: Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

Cookies

4 ounces room-temperature unsalted butter
½ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon orange zest, or lemon zest
1 large room-temperature egg yolk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup almond flour
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoons cinnamon

Jam filling

15 teaspoons jam, strawberry, raspberry or your choice
powdered sugar for finishing

Instructions

Cookies

Add ½ cup granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon orange zest, to a stand mixer bowl, use a hand whisk or your fingers to rub the mixture together to release the citrus oil.
Add 4 ounces room-temperature unsalted butter and beat the mixture with the paddle attachment until fluffy. Add 1 large room-temperature egg yolk and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and beat until combined.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together 1 cups all-purpose flour, ¾ cup almond flour, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, and ¼ teaspoons cinnamon. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until just combined.
Scrape the dough out of the bowl onto a piece of plastic wrap, pat it into a flat disc or rectangle, wrap well, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until firm.
On a lightly floured countertop, roll the dough to ¼” thick and cut with a 2” circular cookie cutter. Use a smaller cookie cutter to make a cutout in the center of half of the cookies.
Gather the scraps and roll the dough back out again, continue cutting until it's all been used. Place the cutout cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet about 1” apart. Refrigerate while waiting for the oven to preheat.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges are just beginning to brown. Let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Assemble

Place the cookies with the center cutouts on a separate baking sheet and sift powdered sugar for finishing over the top.
Place the whole cookies on another baking sheet with the bottom side up, spoon 1 teaspoonful of 15 teaspoons jam, on top, and use a butter knife to spread it slightly.
Place sugar-dusted cookies on top of the jam to complete the assembly.

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