Have you ever made Linzer cookies?

10 years ago

I would like to try making Linzer cookies this year. I found several recipes, but what I find daunting is how coarsely or finely the nuts should be ground. Some recipes use almonds and others use hazelnuts (Martha Stewart). I would love to hear from anyone who has experience with these cookies and any tips or tricks you might have.

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nancyofnc

10 years ago

Make simple almond (flour) cookies, nothing more special than nut shortbread really, and use or make pretty cutouts for the tops of the "sandwiches". Fill them with heated and strained jam of different sorts, not just raspberry, and sprinkle a little sanding sugar on top. They do not keep very long, even frozen, when sandwiched, but the cookies keep nicely in the freezer and only take about a half hour to defrost and then get filled before serving. I was so enamored of these fancy cookies that I bought an expensive set of tiny fancy cutters for the tops. I've used them for a dozen other things though, including cutting cheese for the tops of apple pie, and ham for appetizers, play dough for the kids' crafts, and making a simple pie crust look like more work than it actually was.

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party_music50
10 years ago
I've made them -- with homemade raspberry jam. Wonderful!

I'd use almond flour (aka almond meal). It's no fuss and probably a perfect grind for linzer cookies.
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10 years ago
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I have four recipes but have only made my original recipe. It's close to what I used to buy from my NY hometown bakery back in the 1960s. Only one calls for hazelnuts--the others call for almonds. I always chopped them fine in my Cuisinart along with a little sugar so that it didn't turn into almond flour.

Ischl Tartlets

2 3/4 c. sifted flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 c. butter at room temperature

3 oz. cream cheese at room temperature

1 c. sugar

1 egg

1/2 c. ground almonds

1 tbsp. grated lemon zest

Sift flour and baking powder onto waxed paper. Cream butter, cream cheese, sugar, and egg until fluffy. Blend in flour mixture. Add almonds and lemon zest. Shape into a ball, wrap, and refrigerate several hours.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Divide dough in half and refrigerate half. Roll 1/8" thick. Cut with 3" cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet (I use parchment nowadays). Roll and cut out remaining cookies and place on cookie sheet. Cut a 1/2" circle from the middle. Bake 8 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand one minute and then cool on wire racks.

Warm raspberry jam. Spread solid cookies with thin layer. Top with cutouts. Sift confectioners sugar over cookies. Spoon a dab of jam into center. Let jam set slightly.

Makes 3 1/2 dozen. They are best eaten fresh. Or freeze some of the plain cookies and assemble before serving.
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10 years ago
I've made them and used almond flour in place of grinding my own. And they look so pretty on a tea tray.
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annie1992
10 years ago
I also use almond flour because I like the texture better. I've always sandwiched them with homemade jam in various flavors, depending on what I have a lot of that year. So, not traditional but very yummy.

Nancy, that's a good idea, to freeze the cookie and then sandwich them when needed. Thanks.

Annie
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10 years ago
I made them for the first time this year! I used a recipe that uses almond meal/flour.

I was so proud to have them turn out. I'm not really good with rolling dough, and it sort of kicked my ass, but I got 'er done.
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stacey_mb
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10 years ago
Thank you so much to everyone for your advice. I made the Linzer cookies today, using store-bought ground almonds and they turned out great! I was feeling a bit daunted about rolling the dough out so thinly, so I rolled between two pieces of plastic wrap. I also put the sheet of dough with cut out cookies in the freezer for a few minutes so that I could more easily remove the cookies to a baking sheet. I haven't added the raspberry jam component yet, but that should be easy peasy!

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