Heart-shaped Linzer Cookies with Jam

I am sending you lots of love today! Lots and lots of delicious love! These heart-shaped Linzer cookies are fragrant and soft, scented with either blackberry jam and cinnamon apple jam, and wrapped in delicate almond flour batter. Yummy and perfect for a special occasion!

Linzer cookies stay fresh for up to a week, but I’m pretty sure they won’t last so long :)) they’ll be gobbled right up.

Enjoy!

Heart-shaped Linzer Cookies

Elena-Greta Apostol

These delicious heart-shaped Linzer cookies feature two buttery, almond-flavored biscuit layers filled with jam. The top layer has a charming heart-shaped cutout, allowing the vibrant jam to peek through, creating a beautiful and tasty treat perfect for Valentine's or other special occasions.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Chilling Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Austrian

Servings 2 servings

Ingredients

 

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For the dough:

• 250 g flour
• 250 g butter (room temperature)
• 60 g almond flour or very finely ground almonds
• 150 g sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 tbsp cold water added after the dough has been homogenized

For the cream:

• 300 g of your favorite jam I used apple and blackberry

For decorating:

• Powdered sugar

Instructions

 

• To make the cookies dough, crumble the butter and flour and add the rest of the dough ingredients.
• Knead the dough. It will be a little crumbly, so add the tablespoon of cold water. Knead a little more until it comes together and you can form a ball of dough.
• Roll the dough out between two baking sheets until you get a thin layer of dough of 1-2 mm (~1/16 inch). Put it straight in the fridge for about 1 hour, with no additional rolling or folding.
• Take the dough from the fridge and cut out the Linzer shapes. For each cookie you will need one full disc and one with a beautiful heart shape.

  If you don't already have a Linzer cookie cutter, you can find many beautiful options on Amazon or at other stores.
• Bake the cookies for 15 minutes at 180 °C/355 °F (preheated) or until golden brown around the edges.
• Let the cookies cool completely before assembling. Spread a thin layer of jam on a full disc, then top it with a heart-shape disk.
  
• Cover with powdered sugar and enjoy with your loved ones.
• You can store them in Ziplock bags, cookie tins or jars.

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Elena-Greta Apostol

I simply love cooking and talking about food and recipes so much so that I dropped my successful corporate advertising career five years ago to become a full-time food blogger. And I couldn't be happier. What excites me? Sharing flavors that transport me back to my childhood, using the tricks I learned from my mom for preparing treats, and experimenting with new ingredients while exploring the forgotten corners of local (and beyond) gastronomy.