Linzer Cookies Recipe

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Linzer Cookies
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
714
Calories
Total time
72
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups butter, softened (3 sticks)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 1/3 cups cake flour , unsifted (i use all purpose flour)
  • 1 3/4 tsp cinnamon
  • confectioners' sugar

Directions:

  1. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy;.
  2. Beat in egg, egg yolk, lemon rind and vanilla.
  3. Stir in nuts.
  4. Stir in flour, baking powder and cinnamon, blend well.
  5. Wrap in wax paper, chill several hours or overnight.
  6. Using half of dough and roll out between 2 sheets of wax paper to slightly less than 1/4 inch thickness.
  7. Remove top sheet of wax paper, cut out circles or hearts.
  8. Carefully, place shapes on ungreased cookie sheet.
  9. Refrigerate scraps for second rolling.
  10. Repeat with other half of dough, making an equal number of cookies.
  11. With a smaller cookie cutter (you can actually purchase Linzer cookie cookie cutters in large and small sizes) cut out the centers of half the cookies.
  12. Use scraps to make equal numbers of solid and cut-out cookies.
  13. Bake at 350 degree oven for 12 minutes or until edges of cookies are golden.
  14. Remove cookie sheets from oven; let stand 1 minute. Remove with wide spatula to wire racks. Cool.
  15. Heat raspberry jam/jelly.
  16. Spread each solid cookie with jam, gently press cut out cookie on top of jam, making a sandwich .
  17. Sprinkle tops of cookies with confectioners sugar.
  18. Add dab of jam into opening of each cookie, let set slightly.
  19. Store in layers with wax paper between each layer.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 714.27 Kcal (2991 kJ)
Calories from fat 409.18 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 45.46g 70%
Cholesterol 89.19mg 30%
Sodium 24.59mg 1%
Potassium 366.65mg 8%
Total Carbs 68.56g 23%
Sugars 20.73g 83%
Dietary Fiber 5.56g 22%
Protein 12.79g 26%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 4.1mg 23%
Calcium 133.4mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 464.73 Kcal (1946 kJ)
Calories from fat 266.23 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.58g 70%
Cholesterol 58.03mg 30%
Sodium 16mg 1%
Potassium 238.56mg 8%
Total Carbs 44.61g 23%
Sugars 13.49g 83%
Dietary Fiber 3.62g 22%
Protein 8.32g 26%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 9%
Iron 2.7mg 23%
Calcium 86.8mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 17.3
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

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