Snowflake Linzer Cookies
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4.5
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Chill Time
30 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 12 mins
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Servings
16
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Calories
267 kcal
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Course
Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Snowflake Linzer Cookies
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Linzer cookies are the ultimate sandwich cookies! A layer of raspberry jam is tucked in between two buttery, nutty cookies and dusted with powdered sugar!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Chopped Pecans
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup confectioners' sugar plus more for dusting
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg + 1 yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup raspberry jam divided; or as needed (or your favorite jam or lemon curd* See Notes)
Instructions
- 1. To the canister of a large food processor, add the pecans, and pulse a few times until the pecans have reduced to a fine powder, or pecan flour, taking care not to over-process and turn them into a paste!** (See Notes)
- Tp the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or large mixing bowl and handheld electric mixer, add the butter, sugar, confectioner's sugar, salt, and cream (beat) together on high speed for 1 minute.
- Add the eggs and continue beating for 30 seconds.
- Add the flour, pecan flour, and stir to incorporate.
- Turn the dough out into a disc-like shape, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap, and place it in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
- Once the dough has chilled, preheat the oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- Unwrap the dough and place it on a well floured surface like a clean countertop.
- Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out into a rough rectangle, about ¼-inch thick.
- Using a 2 ½-inch scalloped edge cookie cutter, cut 32 cookies. Ball up dough, re-roll it, and cut, as necessary.
- Use a small snowflake cookie cutter to cut snowflakes out of the center of 16 cookies. Tip - You can use another shaped cutter like a small circle or a heart if desired.
- Place the cookies onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving at least 1 ½-inches of space between each cookie.
- Bake for approximately 12 minutes, or until cookies are set and done (start checking at 10 minutes), taking care not to overbake them. Tip - Bake one sheet of cookies at a time, on the center rack, rotating pan once midway through baking for optimal results.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets momentarily before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once the cookies have cooled, spoon 1 ½ to 2 teaspoons of jam onto the center of each whole cookie.
- Place a snowflake cookie on top of each of the jam-topped cookies, and lightly press together to seal. Tip - Use a toothpick to spread the jam to the points of the snowflakes if desired. Repeat the process until all cookies have been sandwiched together.
- Evenly dust the cookies with confectioners' sugar.
Notes
- * You can use whatever flavor of jam you like. As I did with my Thumbprint Cookies, you can use a mixture of jams such as raspberry, strawberry, and peach or apricot. Jam is more common than jelly, but either are fine. Another classic filling is lemon curd.
- **When measuring the pecans (or almonds, walnuts, or pistachios if using), add 1 cup rough, small-chopped nuts into your food process, process them, and what you end up with is the amount of nut flour you should use. Likely is will be about 3/4 to 7/8 of a cup, but not quite 1 cup since you won't get 1 cup of nut flour ever, from just 1 cup of nuts.
- Storage: I prefer to store my jam-filled snowflake linzer cookies airtight at room temp for up to 1 week. You can also store them in the fridge, although I find the storing baked goods in the fridge tends to dry them out unnecessarily.
- For lemon curd-filled linzer cookies, you should store them airtight in the fridge for up to 1 week. You can get away with longer, they just may not taste quite as fresh.
- Freezing: Linzer cookies will also keep airtight in the freezer for up to 4 months. However, you will need to dust them with confectioners’ sugar after thawing otherwise it will tend to “disappear” because it will just melt into the cookies as they thaw.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1
Calories
267kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
Cholesterol
54mg
(18%)
Sodium
76mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 267 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 267kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Cholesterol | 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 76mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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