Linzer Cookies Recipe

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Linzer Cookies
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
2248
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. Spread the hazelnuts and almonds on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until lightly browned, about 10 to 12 minutes. Shake the pan halfway through baking to ensure that the nuts toast evenly. Allow the nuts to cool. Gather the hazelnuts into a kitchen towel and rub them together to remove the skins.
  3. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade, combine the hazelnuts and almonds with 1/4 cup of the sugar and the cinnamon, and process until it's the consistency of a fine meal. Add the flour and pulse a few times to combine.
  4. Separate and discard the whites of the eggs. Push the egg yolks through a fine-mesh sieve, scraping the yolks off the bottom of the sieve and into the flour mixture. Pulse on and off a few times to combine.
  5. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and lemon zest on low 2 to 3 minutes, until softened. Add the remaining sugar and mix on medium, 3 to 4 minutes, until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the almond extract and mix to combine. Turn the mixer off, add the nut mixture, and mix on low until just incorporated.
  6. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and flatten into a rectangle, about 1-inch thick. Wrap in plastic and chill until firm, 1 to 2 hours or overnight.
  7. Divide the dough in 1/2 and return one 1/2 to the refrigerator. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8-inch thickness, flouring the surface of the dough as necessary. Using the shaped cutter, cutting as closely together as possible, cut out the cookies. Place them 1-inch apart on 1 to 2 parchment-lined baking sheets to chill until firm, 30 to 45 minutes. Set the scraps aside.
  8. Roll and cut out the remaining dough in the same manner. Gather all the scraps together, chill, roll, and cut to make the tops. Using the small cutter, cut out the center s of 1/2 of the cookies and chill until firm, 30 to 45 minutes.
  9. Adjust the oven racks to the upper and lower positions and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until firm to the touch and lightly browned, rotating the baking sheets halfway through to ensure even baking. The cookies with the holes may bake more quickly than the others. Allow to cool and dust the perforated cookies with powdered sugar.
  10. Flip over the cookies without holes, placing the darker side of the cookie underneath. Spoon about 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons of the raspberry jam into the center. Place the perforated cookies, powdered sugar side up, on top of the jam, matching up the edges and pressing gently to spread the jam.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2247.9 Kcal (9412 kJ)
Calories from fat 1786.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 198.53g 305%
Cholesterol 672.4mg 224%
Sodium 105.39mg 4%
Potassium 261.89mg 6%
Total Carbs 111.7g 37%
Sugars 53.92g 216%
Dietary Fiber 4.07g 16%
Protein 12.11g 24%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 2.3mg 75%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Calcium 133.9mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 470.81 Kcal (1971 kJ)
Calories from fat 374.23 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 41.58g 305%
Cholesterol 140.83mg 224%
Sodium 22.07mg 4%
Potassium 54.85mg 6%
Total Carbs 23.39g 37%
Sugars 11.29g 216%
Dietary Fiber 0.85g 16%
Protein 2.54g 24%
Vitamin A 0.5mg 75%
Iron 0.2mg 5%
Calcium 28mg 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

  • 60.7
    Points
  • 64
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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