Valentine Linzer Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cups butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups finely ground blanched almonds
- 2 1/4 cups cake flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 6 ounces raspberry jam
- Powdered sugar
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Instructions
- Beat the butter in a standing electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar and continue beating. Beat in the egg, lemon zest, and vanilla extract.
- Whisk together the flour, ground nuts, baking powder, and cinnamon. Add to butter sugar egg mixture a third at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Form the dough into disks, wrap with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
- between two sheets of parchment paper to 1/8-inch thickness. Put rolled dough (still between parchment paper) in the freezer for 5-10 minutes to firm up before cutting.
- Cut out the base cookie shapes. Cut out the centers of half the disks with a smaller cookie cutter shape. Re-roll scraps and repeat.
- for 12 minutes at 350°F or until edges turn golden. Cool on a wire rack.
- and spread the solid disks with a layer of the hot preserves. Place the top layer cookie over the bottom, pressing down lightly.
- then fill the holes with more preserves. Let set slightly before serving.
Source
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