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Easy Linzer Cookies Recipe

Posted on Sep 28th, 2022
by Paula G
Categories:
  • Christmas
  • Dessert

Cookies are great any day, but they seem to have special charm on holidays. It’s a pleasure to make them and share them with loved ones, especially little ones who adore them. Besides being lovely, I like that they are not hard to make, last a long time, and can be made a few days before an event.

Linzer biscuits are great, they simply melt in your mouth. Flavorful and aromatic, with a slight almond note, they go great with fruity fillings and disappear quickly from the table. A must try!

Some fun trivia before you start: Linzer cookies are named after the Linzer Torte (aka Linzer Cake), a famous Austrian dessert. The cake was first mentioned over 300 years ago and it is considered one of the oldest cake recipes in the world. The Linker cake has a dough lattice over a jam filling, which is where the inspiration for the Linzer cookies came from.

LINZER BISCUITS - LINZER COOKIES

Linzer Cookies

Paula G
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr
Course Dessert
Cuisine International
Servings 25 double biscuits

Ingredients
 
 

Ingredients

  • 250 g butter
  • 120 g sugar
  • 1 sachet vanilla sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 300-350 g flour
  • 150 g almond flour
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • apricot/cranberry jam

Instructions
 

How to make LINZER COOKIES:

  • Mix the soft, room temperature butter with the sugar until creamy, about 10 minutes.
  • Add the egg and continue mixing until smooth. Turn off the mixer.
  • Mix the flour with the almond flour, salt, and vanilla sugar.
  • Spoon the dry ingredients over the buttercream and fold in with a spoon.
  • The mixture will be slightly soft and sticky but will harden in the refrigerator.
  • If you find the mixture too soft, add 1-2 tablespoons more flour.
  • Wrap the dough in cling film and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
  • Divide the dough into 2 pieces. Roll one piece out into a 0.3cm (0.12 inch) thin sheet.
  • The other piece of dough is chilled again.
  • Cut out stars, fir trees, or any other shape you like, and put them on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (356 F).
  • Bake the cookies for 13-15 minutes until lightly browned around the edges.
  • Remove and place on a cooling rack.
  • While the first batch are baking, take the other piece of dough out of the fridge and cut into cookies.
  • Once baked and cooled, cover with jam to taste. I use apricot jam for stars and cranberry jam for fir trees.
  • Put the cookies in a tin and leave in a cool place overnight. This will help them soften.
  • The next day dust with sugar and serve with delight.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

LINZER BISCUITS - LINZER COOKIES
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Paula G

Paula is a very talented pastry cook and a regular Chef's Pencil contributor. She has won numerous awards for amateur chefs and she loves to bake for her family of four. Check out all her delicious pastry and dessert recipes on her profile page.

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