Linzer cookies. Linzer Cookies Nothing could be more festive on the holiday table than a tray of these, buttery, confectioners' sugar-dusted, jam-packed cookies, created by blogger Alexandra Stafford at Alexandra's Kitchen. The hint of lemon in the dough nicely complements any number of fillings, from raspberry jam to lemon curd. Use a smaller round cookie cutter to cut windows in half the cookies, if desired.
The torte traditionally was made of flour, ground nuts, sugar, egg yolks, citrus zest and spices. It was filled with preserves and topped with a lattice crust. Linzer Cookies are named after a Linzer Torte, which was originated in Linz, Austria.
Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, linzer cookies. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Linzer Cookies Nothing could be more festive on the holiday table than a tray of these, buttery, confectioners' sugar-dusted, jam-packed cookies, created by blogger Alexandra Stafford at Alexandra's Kitchen. The hint of lemon in the dough nicely complements any number of fillings, from raspberry jam to lemon curd. Use a smaller round cookie cutter to cut windows in half the cookies, if desired.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook linzer cookies using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Linzer cookies:
- {Make ready 200 grams of butter.
- {Get 380 grams of flour.
- {Take 200 grams of powdered sugar.
- {Get 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
- {Prepare 80 grams of almonds flour.
- {Take 1 of apricot jam or strawberry jam.
- {Take 4 of egg yolks.
- {Get 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
- {Make ready 1 pinch of of salt.
- {Get 1 of lemon… ONLY ZEST.
The torte is a pastry traditionally filled with black currant preserves and topped with a lattice crust. So the cookies take the same idea and flavors of the torte, but the dough is cut into cookies instead and sandwiched with the preserves. In the states, Linzer cookies are a popular item at bakeries, especially around the holidays. They're basically a mini-version of a Linzer Torte, which was first made in Austria.
Instructions to make Linzer cookies:
- In a bowl of an electric mixer, mix the butter (room temperature) until creamy.
- 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..
- Add the almonds flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Mix!.
- 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..
- 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…
- Place all the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet and chill for 15 minutes..
- Bake the cookies until the edges begin to brown. Allow to cool to room temperature..
- 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.
- Enjoy them with your family!.
The dough tastes like an almond shortbread, and the tangy raspberry balances out that sweetness! Allow to cool to room temperature. Linzer Cookies are one of those cookies that I've never been thrilled about. I can usually be caught eating the gingerbread, the cherry pecan cookies or chocolate crackles first. But these cookies are soooo much better than store-bought.
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