Linzer Cookies Recipe

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As soon as i saw this video on youtube, i know i have to give it a try. It is such a cute cookie to try but taste so delicious and pretty easy to make as well.

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These cookies make a great holiday treat as well as a great christmas present. You can put them in small plastic cover, tie them with a ribbon and you are good to go..

These are not only great for christmas, it makes a great recipe for valentines day as well. The only thing is use the best tasting and your favourite jam in this..

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Chilling Time : 2 hours

Baking Time : 10 to 15 mins

Makes : 20 to 24 cookies

Recipe Source: Laura in the kitchen

Ingredients:

Soft Unsalted Butter – 3/4 cup / 170 grams

Sugar – 1 cup / 200 grams

Vanilla Essence – 2 tsp

Eggs – 2

All Purpose Flour / Maida – 3 cups / 360 grams

Baking Powder – 1/2 tsp

Salt – 1/4 tsp
Jam – as needed (Use any of your favourite jam)
Icing Sugar / Confectioners Sugar – 3 to 4 tblspn

(My 1 cup measures 240 ml)

Method:

Take butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and whip till creamy. Now add in one egg at a time and whip till fluffy.

Add in flour, baking powder and salt and whip again till it is mixed into a soft dough.

Now wrap this in plastic and chill this for couple of hours.

Once the dough is chilled. Cut it in half.

Now preheat oven to 180 degree C.

Roll the dough into 1/4 inch thickness and use a round cutter to cut out circles. Now use smaller cookie cutter to cut out some of the round cicles to create a window pattern through which the jam can show when they are sandwiched.

Arrange it in a parchment lined baking tray.

Bake for 12 to 15 mins. If your cookies are thicker it may take upto 15 mins.

Now remove it from oven and cool it down completely.

Now take the whole cookies and arrange it bottom size up on a plate. Smear jam over it, now in the cut out top cookies sprinkle with icing sugar. Now sandwich the cookies together.

Now store this in a air tight container.

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