Valentine Linzer Cookies Recipe

Name: Valentine Linzer Cookies
Ingredients: 3/4 cups butter (1 1/2 sticks), room temperature; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups finely ground blanched almonds or hazelnuts; 2 1/4 cups cake flour (can sub all-purpose flour); 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 6 ounces raspberry jam, or other red preserve (I used quince jelly); Powdered sugar

Happy Valentine's Day!

Why should chocolate have all the fun? Here are some Austrian Linzer cookies with a red preserve filling that seem perfectly suited for the occasion. Enjoy. :-)

Valentine Linzer Cookies

Total Time 0 mins

Servings 12 servings

Yield 12 to 24 cookies

Recipe adapted from The Food Network's Sweet Dreams show by Gale Grand.

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3/4 cups butter (1 1/2 sticks), room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups finely ground blanched almonds or hazelnuts
2 1/4 cups cake flour (can sub all-purpose flour)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
6 ounces raspberry jam, or other red preserve (I used quince jelly)
Powdered sugar

Stand mixer
Cookie cutters of choice

Beat butter, sugar, egg mixture:

Beat the butter in a standing electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar and continue beating. Beat in the egg, lemon zest, and vanilla extract.
Make dough:

Whisk together the flour, ground nuts, baking powder, and cinnamon. Add to butter sugar egg mixture a third at a time, beating well after each addition.
Chill dough:

Form the dough into disks, wrap with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
Roll out dough:

between two sheets of parchment paper to 1/8-inch thickness. Put rolled dough (still between parchment paper) in the freezer for 5-10 minutes to firm up before cutting.

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Preheat oven to 350°F
Cut out base and center cookie shapes:

Cut out the base cookie shapes. Cut out the centers of half the disks with a smaller cookie cutter shape. Re-roll scraps and repeat.

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Bake:

for 12 minutes at 350°F or until edges turn golden. Cool on a wire rack.

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Heat the jam or jelly:

and spread the solid disks with a layer of the hot preserves. Place the top layer cookie over the bottom, pressing down lightly.

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Sprinkle with powdered sugar:

then fill the holes with more preserves. Let set slightly before serving.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
307	Calories
19g	Fat
32g	Carbs
5g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 12
Amount per serving
Calories	307
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19g	24%
Saturated Fat 8g	40%
Cholesterol 46mg	15%
Sodium 122mg	5%
Total Carbohydrate 32g	11%
Dietary Fiber 2g	8%
Total Sugars 17g
Protein 5g
Vitamin C 1mg	7%
Calcium 60mg	5%
Iron 2mg	9%
Potassium 136mg	3%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.