Easy Linzer Cookies
Serves 40
20 mins prep
10 mins cook
140 mins Resting Time
0 mins total
Linzer cookies are delicate, buttery shortbread cookies filled with jam and topped with a dusting of powdered sugar.
2 servings
Linzer cookie dough
Filling/garnish
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Make the dough
Whisk dry ingredients together in a stand mixer bowl before fitting it with the paddle attachment.
Add butter and mix on low until a sandy texture forms. Dough should remain in a clump when grabbed.
With the mixer running on low, add vanilla. Add half of the egg. If the dough comes together and looks like cookie dough it is ready. If it is still too dry, add the rest of the egg.
Wrap in plastic and flatten into a disc. Refrigerate overnight or at least two hours.
Roll out the dough
Roll out on a floured surface or between two sheets of plastic (I cut up plastic from random stuff like packing material or cereal bags and wash them) until ¼-inch thick.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Pop the dough in the freezer for 5-10 minutes to make it easier to peel away the plastic (if using) and punch out the circles. You can use any size cutter you like, but I used a 2-inch cutter and then the back of a small piping tip to punch out the hole that reveals the jam inside. Make half of the cookies a whole circle (the bottoms) and half a circle with the center punched out (the tops).
I recommend punching out all of the tops of the cookies the first time you roll out the dough, and then punch out the bottom cookies when you reroll the scraps. Each time you reroll the dough, you are working the gluten more, which means the cookies will be less tender. So I prefer a more tender top of the cookie and then a less tender bottom cookie that is sturdier for holding the jam.
Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Place in the freezer for at least 10 minutes before baking.
Bake for 6-7 minutes. Do not overbake or let the cookies take on too much color. They should be very light in color.
Let cool completely on a wire rack.
Assemble the cookies
Pipe jam on the undersides of the whole cookies. Place the cookies with the hole punched out on top. Dust with powdered sugar.
