Linzer cookies recipe with ground almonds and raspberry jam.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Why should chocolate have all the fun?
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Here are some Austrian Linzer cookies with a red preserve filling that seem perfectly suited for the occasion.
Add sugar and continue beating.
Beat in the egg, lemon zest, and vanilla extract.
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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.
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between two sheets of parchment paper to 1/8-inch thickness.
Cut out the base cookie shapes.
Cut out the centers of half the disks with a smaller cookie cutter shape.
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Re-roll scraps and repeat.
for 12 minutes at 350F or until edges turn golden.
Cool on a wire rack.
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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.
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Let set slightly before serving.
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