Homemade Linzer Raspberry Jam Cookies

Homemade Linzer Raspberry Jam Cookies treats combine rich buttery goodness with a hint of almond, filled with raspberry jam for holidays.

Homemade Linzer Raspberry Jam Cookie

A Homemade Linzer Raspberry Cookie recipe idea to create for a dessert or snack for Christmas time or holiday times. They are a traditional Oven Bake delight. These tasty cookie or biscuit treats combine rich buttery goodness with a hint of almond, crowned by a jewel-like sandwich center of vibrant raspberry jam. Perfect for holidays, special occasions, or anytime you crave a taste of refined sweetness. Great all year around cookies, and make tasty gifts.

What is a Linzer cookie made of?

Linzer cookies are buttery almond nut dough base pastry biscuit or cookie. A shortbread like texture filled with fruity jams in the middle, thus making it a sandwich cookie with a cut out in the middle to show the jam filling and latticed with granulated sugar on the top.

How do you thicken jelly for cookie filling?

Add you r jam to a pot or saucepan and heat it up, adding a tablespoon of cornstarch or maizenna to thicken it. Stirring until all combined and cook until the jam has thickened. Leave to cool before adding to the cookies.

Ingredients

1. unsalted butter, softened
2. granulated sugar
3. cinnamon
4. egg yolk
5. vanilla extract
6. flour
7. almond flour
8. sea salt
9. Raspberry jam, for filling
10. Powdered sugar, for dusting

You will find all the amounts for the ingredients and the instructions in the recipe attached.

How To

To make the dough:

Beat the butter, sugar, and cinnamon until light and fluffy, scraping the bowl as needed, about 3 minutes. Add the yolk and vanilla and beat until combined.

Add the flour, almond flour and cinnamon to the egg mixture and mix until just combined. Don’t over-beat.

Refrigerate the dough in the bowl for about 30 minutes.  

To assemble:

Remove the dough from the refrigerator, and let it soften for 5 to 10 minutes, until it feels soft enough to roll.

Using a 2 1/2″ round cookie cutter, cut out cookies. Transfer rounds to a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Use your smallest cookie cutter or the end of a round piping tip to make a peekaboo cutout in the center of each.  Continue to reroll the scrapes to get as many cookies as possible.

Setting up the base of the cookie and the cut out top for fillings and sprinkling with castor sugar.

To fill the cookies:

Using the back of a spoon, spread a little bit of jam across the center of each whole cookie.  Sandwich with the cookie with the cutout on top. 

 To bake:

Bake all of the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn brown. Let them cool for 5 minutes on the pan, then transfer to a rack to cool completely

Sprinkle with a dusting of powdered sugar.  

Experience the timeless delight of Linzer Cookies with our delectable recipe. These charming treats combine rich buttery goodness with a hint of almond, crowned by a jewel-like center of vibrant raspberry jam.

Perfect for holidays, special occasions, or anytime you crave a taste of refined sweetness.

Storage: 

Cookies should be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or frozen for 3 months.  

Bake these homemade linzer raspberry jam cookies for the holidays and make gift packs for Christmas.

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