This linzer cookies recipe is a sandwich cookie of almond dough with a jam window. It is not a thumbprint cookie.
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Linzer Cookies
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 18 sandwich cookies 1x
Description
Linzer Cookies. From Alissa.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup (170g) butter
- 2/3 cup (130g) sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 3/4 cups (220g) flour
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup raspberry jam
- powdered sugar
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in both flours, cinnamon, and salt. Chill 30 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Roll and cut pairs. Cut a small window from half of them. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
- Dust the tops with powdered sugar, spread jam on the bottoms, and sandwich them.
Notes
Cut the windows before baking. A baked cookie cracks if you cut it.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Almond flour
That is the linzer flavor. All-purpose alone is a different cookie.
Jam
Raspberry. Seedless spreads cleaner.
Pairs
Same size tops and bottoms.
Sugar
Dust before the jam so the window stays clear.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Other jam?
Apricot works. Keep it thick.
Storage
Filled cookies keep 3 days. The jam softens them.
Dough
Chilled, 2 days.
Nuts
A handful of ground hazelnuts can replace part of the almond flour.