Linzer Cookies

Linzer cookies are sandwich cookies.....They buttery and delicious. This is my favorite cookies.....




Ground almond make these cookies more richer. Raspberry preserves can be substituted by any other preservers......I some times use apricot preserves, they are equally delicious.

Ingredients :

Almonds - 1/2 cup
All purpose flour - 2 cups
Unsalted butter - 1 cup(2 sticks)
Granulated sugar - 2/3 cup
Egg - 2
Salt - 1/4 teaspoon
Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoon
Zest of 1 lemon
Icing or Powdered Sugar for dusting
Raspberry preserves - 1/2 cup

Procedure :

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

1. Toast almonds in a baking pan until skins begin to loosen, about 6 minutes. Rub the nuts with a kitchen towel to remove skins as much as possible. Then cool to room temperature.

2. Now grind the almonds as fine as possible. (1 or 2 teaspoon sugar can be added to make the mixture grind Finlay and easily)

3. Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt in a small bowl.

4. Cream together butter and brown sugar in a large bowl until pale and fluffy.

5. Add nut mixture and beat until combined well.

6. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Now add flour Little by Little and from a dough.


7. With floured hands, form dough into a ball and flatten it into a 5-inch disk. Wrap in plastic wrap, chill it until firm, at least 2 hours.



Preheat the oven to 350°F.


8. Roll out the disk of dough into 1/8 inch thick. Using a round cookie cutter, cut as many rounds as possible.





9. Now using a small shape cutter( I used heart shape cutter) cut the center of the already cut out round cookies. Half of the round cookies must be left plain.




10. Transfer all the cookies to a ungreased cookie sheet. Bake the cookies for 10 to 15 mins or until edges are golden. Remove and cool them completely.

11. Now spread the raspberry preserves on the round side of the baked cookies. Dust the powder sugar on the other half of the cookies(Which has the heart shape cuts on them) and top it with the cookie which has the raspberry preserves(like a sandwich)