Description
Make delicate, buttery Linzer cookies shaped like snowflakes and filled with bright raspberry jam.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup raspberry jam
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg yolk, vanilla extract, and almond extract until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined into a dough.
- Divide the dough in half, flatten each half into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out one disk of dough to about 1/8 inch thickness.
- Use a snowflake cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Cut half of these shapes with a smaller cutter in the center to create the window.
- Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheets. Reroll scraps and repeat until all dough is used.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden. Let cool completely on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- Once cool, spread raspberry jam on the bottom half of the solid cookies. Dust the cutout tops with powdered sugar.
- Gently press the dusted top cookie onto the jam-covered bottom cookie to form a sandwich.
Notes
- For cleaner cuts, chill the rolled-out dough for 10 minutes before cutting the shapes.
- You can substitute other fruit preserves for the raspberry jam if desired.
- Store assembled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 50
- Fat: 9
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 16
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 30
Keywords: Linzer cookies, snowflake cookies, raspberry filling, butter cookies, holiday cookies, shortbread