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Linzer Cookies
Linzer cookies are a combination of buttery orange infused shortbread and jam, as pleasing to look at as they are to eat. These festive treats are perfect for any holiday or special occasion.
👥 15 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 27 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 12 min👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●mixing bowl
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
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Cookies
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mix
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Add ½ cup granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon orange zest, to a stand mixer bowl, use a hand whisk or your fingers to rub the mixture together to release the citrus oil.
orange zest, (or lemon zest)1 teaspoon
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beat
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Add 4 ounces room-temperature unsalted butter and beat the mixture with the paddle attachment until fluffy. Add 1 large room-temperature egg yolk and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and beat until combined.
room-temperature unsalted butter4 ounceslarge room-temperature egg yolk1
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mix
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In a small mixing bowl, whisk together 1 cups all-purpose flour, ¾ cup almond flour, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, and ¼ teaspoons cinnamon. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until just combined.
all-purpose flour1 cups
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chill
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Scrape the dough out of the bowl onto a piece of plastic wrap, pat it into a flat disc or rectangle, wrap well, and refrigerate for at least ⏱️ 1 hour or until firm.
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roll
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On a lightly floured countertop, roll the dough to ¼” thick and cut with a 2” circular cookie cutter. Use a smaller cookie cutter to make a cutout in the center of half of the cookies.
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cut
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Gather the scraps and roll the dough back out again, continue cutting until it's all been used. Place the cutout cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet about 1” apart. Refrigerate while waiting for the oven to preheat.
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heat
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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bake
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Bake for ⏱️ 10-12 minutes until the edges are just beginning to brown. Let them cool on the baking sheet for ⏱️ 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Assemble
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sift
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Place the cookies with the center cutouts on a separate baking sheet and sift powdered sugar for finishing over the top.
powdered sugar for finishing
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spoon
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Place the whole cookies on another baking sheet with the bottom side up, spoon 1 teaspoonful of 15 teaspoons jam, on top, and use a butter knife to spread it slightly.
jam, (strawberry, raspberry or your choice)15 teaspoons
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finish
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Place sugar-dusted cookies on top of the jam to complete the assembly.
jam, (strawberry, raspberry or your choice)15 teaspoons
Nutrition Facts
calories
166 kcal
fat Content
9 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
10 g
sodium Content
43 mg
protein Content
2 g
trans Fat Content
0.2 g
cholesterol Content
28 mg
carbohydrate Content
19 g
saturated Fat Content
4 g
unsaturated Fat Content
2.3 g
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