Description
These classic Linzer Cookies are a delightful treat perfect for the holiday season or any time you crave a delicate, jam-filled dessert. These sandwich cookies feature a buttery almond dough with a hint of cinnamon, filled with sweet raspberry jam and dusted with powdered sugar.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup finely ground blanched almonds or almond flour
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
- 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Dough:
Filling and Decoration:
Instructions
- Dough Preparation: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add almonds, egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix in dry ingredients until just combined. Divide dough, wrap, and chill.
- Baking: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Roll out dough, cut into shapes, and bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
- Assembly: Spread jam on solid cookies, dust cut-out cookies with powdered sugar, and sandwich together.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- Best enjoyed the next day when the jam has softened the cookies.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus chilling)
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Austrian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 40mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
