Linzer Tart Cookies

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1

   {'id': 'step_0', 'step': 1, 'text': 'Beat butter and sugar in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in 1/2 cup flour, then ground almonds and cinnamon. Mix in remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until well combined and dough stiffens a bit.'}

2. 2

   {'id': 'step_1', 'step': 2, 'text': 'Divide dough in half and form each half into a disk. Wrap each disk tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.'}

3. 3

   {'id': 'step_2', 'step': 3, 'text': 'Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.'}

4. 4

   {'id': 'step_3', 'step': 4, 'text': 'Working with one dough disk at a time, roll dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Use a 2 ½-inch round cookie cutter to cut as many circles from the dough as you can; you should have about 12. Arrange dough circles 1 inch apart onto a prepared baking sheet. Place the baking sheet into the refrigerator.'}

5. 5

   {'id': 'step_4', 'step': 5, 'text': 'Knead any leftover scraps into a ball and roll out again into a 1/8-inch-thick sheet. Cut out more circles; you should have about 12 more circles.'}

6. 6

   {'id': 'step_5', 'step': 6, 'text': 'Place the second batch of circles onto the second baking sheet. Use a 1/2-inch round cookie cutter to cut out the center from 1/2 of all the cookies.'}

7. 7

   {'id': 'step_6', 'step': 7, 'text': 'Bake cookies in the preheated oven until edges are lightly golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes.'}

8. 8

   {'id': 'step_7', 'step': 8, 'text': 'Spread a thin coating of jam onto the bottom sides of the fully round cookies. Place a cut-out cookie on top of each one, pressing together to form a sandwich. Return to the wire rack and repeat to form 11 more cookies.'}

9. 9

   {'id': 'step_8', 'step': 9, 'text': 'Sift confectioners' sugar over the cookies, then spoon a dab of jam into the cut-out part of each cookie.'}

📊 Nutrition Facts

Per serving (12 servings total)