Description
Delightful cherry almond linzer cookies combine European pastry elegance with sweet raspberry jam centers. Crisp almond-studded shortbread sandwiches create a delectable treat you will savor with pure culinary pleasure.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.75 cup almond flour
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 0.5 cup sugar
Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.5 teaspoon almond extract
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
Finishing Ingredients:
- 0.5 cup cherry jam
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Combine flour varieties and salt in a mixing vessel, ensuring uniform blending of dry ingredients.
- Using an electric mixer, whip butter and sugar until achieving a pillowy, aerated consistency. Incorporate egg and aromatic extracts, blending thoroughly.
- Integrate dry mixture into wet components, stirring until a cohesive dough forms without overmixing.
- Transform dough into a compact disc, encase with plastic membrane, and chill within refrigerator for half an hour to stabilize.
- Heat oven to 350F (175C). On a lightly dusted surface, delicately roll dough to a slender 1/4-inch thickness.
- Utilize circular cutters of varying dimensions to craft cookie bases and decorative window openings, strategically creating matching pairs.
- Arrange delicate cookie shapes onto parchment-lined baking sheet, positioning with slight separation to prevent merging.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, monitoring until peripheral edges transform to a gentle golden hue and surfaces appear set.
- Allow complete cooling on wire rack to prevent moisture retention.
- Spread vibrant cherry preserves across solid cookie foundations, gently nestling windowed counterparts atop jam layer.
- Delicately dust assembled cookies with powdered sugar, creating an elegant, frost-like finish just before serving.
Notes
- Ensure butter is at room temperature for smoother creaming and better cookie texture.
- Use high-quality almond and vanilla extracts to enhance the rich, nutty flavor profile.
- Chill dough thoroughly to prevent spreading and maintain crisp cookie edges during baking.
- For gluten-free version, swap all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend and almond flour.
- Swap cherry jam with other fruit preserves like raspberry or apricot for flavor variations.
- Create uniform cookies by using a digital kitchen scale to weigh dough portions precisely.
- Store cookies in an airtight container between parchment layers to maintain crispness.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Austrian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 146
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 38 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 17 mg