Linzer Augen recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup whole almonds
¾ cup white sugar, divided
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 lemons, zested
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
2 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup confectioners' sugar
¼ cup raspberry jam, stirred well, or more as needed

Nutrition Info

188.2 calories
carbohydrate: 20.4 g
cholesterol: 37.4 mg
fat: 11.1 g
fiber: 1 g
protein: 2.6 g
saturatedFat: 5.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 50.5 mg
sugar: 11.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place oven rack in the center position. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread almonds onto a baking sheet.

  2. Bake in the preheated oven until almonds are lightly toasted, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.

  3. Pulse almonds with 1/4 cup white sugar in a food processor until finely ground.

  4. Whisk flour, lemon zest, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. Beat butter and remaining 1/2 cup white sugar together in a separate bowl until light and fluffy, beat in egg yolks, vanilla extract, ground almond mixture, and flour mixture until just combined. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, 3 to 12 hours.

  5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

  6. Roll dough into a rectangle about 1/4-inch thick on a lightly floured surface, cut into cookies using a 3-inch cookie cutter. Place cookies about 1-inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Cut the centers out of half the cookies using a smaller cookie cutter.

  7. Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned around the edges, about 12 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.

  8. Place the cut-out cookies on a baking sheet and lightly dust with confectioners' sugar. Spread a thin layer of jam onto the full cookies. Place the cut-out cookies on top of the full cookies, gently sandwich them together. Spoon more jam into the cut-out area.

Recipe Yield

2 dozen cookies

Recipe Note

This is my great-grandmother's family recipe which we grew up with and has been passed down from Germany. These great German cookies are a must have for Christmas! Soft and flaky! Make them with your favorite jams and cutters to customize!

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