Use a smaller round cookie cutter to cut windows in half the cookies, if desired.
Based on the occasion, you can personalize these linzer cookies by using different cookie cutters for the center.
Think hearts for Valentine's Day and stars for Christmas.
Ingredients of Linzer butter cookies
- It's 1 1/4 cup of sugar.
- It's 1/3 cup of powdered sugar.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
- It's 1 of egg.
- It's 1 tsp of vanilla essence.
- It's 125 gm of cold butter.
- You need 1/2 cup of strawberry jam.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of powdered sugar(for dusting).
Linzer butter cookies instructions
- Sieve the flour, powdered sugar and salt together in a bowl..
- Make a hole in centre and put egg and vanilla essence..
- Mix it with flour till Incorporated..
- Cut the butter into cubes and add to the flour..
- Slowly mix with hands to resemble breadcrumbs. Continue working with light hands till a dough comes together..
- Wrap the dough in cling film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours..
- Take out after 2 hours and then roll it out till the thickness is 1/8 inch..
- Cut a larger base and a smaller top for each cookie in your desired shape. Reroll and cut till all dough is used..
- Bake them in a preheated oven at 180 degree Celsius for 12-15 minutes till they are just firm and brown around the edges..
- Let the cookies cool then dust the cutout top with powdered sugar..
- Put half tsp of strawberry jam on each base of the cookie and place the sugared top gently and press lightly..
- Let the cookies rest for few hours for sandwich to set and then serve.
Spring is in the air and fun fruit desserts are popular on the site including Lemon Cookies , Berry Pie and Strawberry Shortcake. Remove to wire racks to cool. How to make Classic Linzer Cookies. Mix butter and sugar until combined. Add remaining ingredients and knead until a smooth dough forms.
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