Linzer Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
2 large egg yolks
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 vanilla bean* (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
2 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
1 cup almond flour, spooned and leveled
½ cup apricot or strawberry jam
Optional powdered sugar for decoration
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Directions:In a large mixing bowl, using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a whisk or paddle attachment, mix the butter on medium speed until creamy for about 1-2 minutes. Add the sugar and mix to combine. Stir in the egg yolks until combined. Add the salt, cinnamon, vanilla*, and lemon juice and mix just until incorporated. On low speed, stir in flour and almond flour just to combine.
Divide the dough in half and shape into 1-inch (2.6cm) thick discs. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.
Preheat the oven to 350°F / 175°C and line 2 or 3 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out one dough disc at a time ¼ inch (0.6cm) thick. Using a 2-inch (5cm) cookie cutter of your choice, cut out cookies and place about 1-2 inches (2.5-5 cm) apart on the prepared baking sheets. You should end up with about 64 cookies.
Bake one sheet at a time for 9-10 minutes until they look dry. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Fill cooled cookies with jam by spreading jam on the bottom of one cookie and placing another on top. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if you like. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months. |
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Notes: A traditional Christmas cookie.
Linzer cookies are a twist off the linzer torte, originating from Linz, Austria. The linzer torte is one of the oldest tortes in the world, found in an Austrian abbey in the early 1700s.
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Way back in 1653, this recipe (originally a tart) was discovered in the cookery manuscript of Countess Anna Margarita Sagramosa In Austria. The tart was baked like a pie with a delicious buttery almond crust, filled with black currant preserves and topped with a latticework crust.
This is an authentic Austrian recipe from alsothecrumbsplease.com
We all remember "The Sound of Music" which was based in Austria. My grandmother Caroline took me. I was very young. It was released in March of 1965, but we must
have waited some time after it was first released as I can't believe I would remember
it. We didn't stay for the entire movie. I'm sure I needed a nap.
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