Linzer Cookies

Discover the charm of Linzer cookies: a perfect blend of delicate almond flavors and sweet fruit jam. Learn how to bake these classic Austrian treats at home!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword christmas linzer cookies, lintz cookies, linzer cookies, linzer tart, linzer tart cookies, linzer torte cookies, linzers, shortbread linzer cookies

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Chill Time 1

Total Time 1 30

Servings cookies

Calories 153kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar + 2 tablespoons for dusting
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons strawberry preserves

Instructions

Make the Cookies

Place butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer on medium-high until creamy.
Add vanilla extract and beat again until everything is combined.
Sift the flour and salt into the mixture and mix until just combined. Form the dough.
Cover and chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 30 mins.
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line your baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and keep it aside.
Once chilled, roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out star/snowflake shapes using a cookie cutter. Use a smaller snowflake-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the center of half of the cookies.
Transfer the cookies carefully to the prepared baking tray. Bake the cookies until the edges start to brown about 8-10 minutes.
Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes, then transfer them onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

Assemble the Cookies

Place the cookies with the center cut out on a parchment paper lined surface and sift the confectioners sugar over the top.
Spread a teaspoon of jam on the bottom halves of each cookie (the cookies that do not have the center cut out).
Press gently the center cut, sugar-dusted cookies on top of the jam spread bottoms.

Notes

Transfer the whole star/snowflake cutouts to the baking sheet first and then cut out the stars in the center to ensure that the shape doesn’t distort while transferring.

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