Linzer Heart Cookies
Linzer Heart Cookies are buttery almond sandwich cookies dusted with powdered sugar and filled with tangy raspberry jam. A beautiful treat for holidays and Valentine’s Day!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- more powdered sugar, for dusting
- 3 to 4 tablespoons seedless raspberry jam
Instructions
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the butter, powdered sugar, almond extract and salt. Beat until creamy. Add the flour, mixing at low speed, until well-combined.
- Divide the dough in half, flatten into two disks and wrap each disk in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for one hour, or until firm.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat mats.
- Roll out a disk of chilled dough on a lightly floured surface to ¼-inch thickness. Cut with 2-inch heart cookie cutters. For HALF of the cookies, cut out the center of each heart with a smaller heart cookie cutter. Place the cookies 1-inch apart. Bake 7 to 9 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned. Cool for a few minutes, andthen move to a rack to cool completely. (If you want to bake the mini cut-out hearts, you can bake those too for about 6 minutes).
- Place the cookies with the center cut out onto waxed paper. Sprinkle the cookies with a dusting of powdered sugar. Spread the whole heart cookies with jam- just about ¼ to ½ teaspoon. Top with the cut-out cookie (powdered sugar side up).
Notes
- Chill the dough for at least 1 hour so the cookies hold their shape when baked.
- Roll dough to an even ¼-inch thickness.
- Dust only the cut-out top cookies with powdered sugar.
- Use ¼ to ½ teaspoon jam per cookie to prevent it from spilling out.
- Store in an airtight container with parchment between layers.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sandwich cookieCalories: 101kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 71mgPotassium: 13mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 197IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 0.4mg
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