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linzer cookies

Linzer Cookies

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Chilling Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Servings 16 sandwich cookies

Ingredients
  

Almond Cookies:

  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature - 170 grams
  • ½ cup granulated sugar - 100 grams
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 egg yolk - at room temperature
  • 2 cups all purpose flour - 240 grams
  • 1 cup almond flour - 96 grams
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • raspberry jam - for filling
  • powdered sugar - for dusting

Instructions
 

Make the dough:

  • Add all purpose flour, almond flour and salt together in a bowl. Whisk to combine. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, add room temperature butter and granulated sugar. Beat on medium for about 3 minutes. Make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl in between mixing to get all the ingredients incorporated. After 3 minutes of beating, butter and sugar will become fluffy and lighter in color.
  • While mixing, add in egg, vanilla extract and and almond extract. Beat until combined, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides to make sure all the ingredients are combined.
  • Add in the dry ingredients, mix on low until just combined.
  • Add milk and mix on low until combined. Don't over mix.
  • Divide the dough in half and make them into a disc. Wrap each disc in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Bake the cookies and assemble:

  • Take the dough out of the fridge, 1 disc at a time. Let it sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes so it's not rock hard.
  • Line 2-3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Lightly flour your work surface, place the dough on top and using a rolling pin, roll out the dough until it's ¼ inch thick. If the dough is starting to warm up and is hard to work with, place it back in the fridge for about 15 minutes.
  • Use a 2-3 inch cookie cutter and cut out as many cookies as you can. Transfer them to a lined baking sheet. Using a small cookie cutter, cut out the middle of half the cookies. You can also use a piping tip to do this. Re-roll the dough scrapes and repeat. Refrigerate the cookies for 30 minutes. This helps them hold their shapes while baking.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • While waiting, roll and cut out the other dough disc and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • After 30 minutes, bake the cookies one sheet at a time for 11-13 minutes or until they're golden around the edges. The time can change based on cookie sizes.
  • Let the cookies cool down on the baking sheet for about 5-10 minutes, then place them on a cooling rack to cool down completely.
  • Dust half the cookies that are cut out in the middle with powdered sugar. Place 1-2 tsp of jam in the center of a whole cookie, then gently place a glazed cookie on top.
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