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Linzer cookie

Hungarian Linzer Cookies Recipe

Classic Linzer Cookies Recipe is my family recipe. Made with simple ingredients, these Linzer Cookies are a holiday classic.
Makes: 36 cookies
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Hungarian
Keyword: christmas, cookies, linzer
Servings: 8 people
Author: Myreille

Ingredients

  • 150 grams unsalted butter
  • 200 grams sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon sour cream (Hungarian: tejföl)
  • 500 grams plain flour plus more for rolling out
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 little jar (homemade) apricot jam (or raspberry jam)

Instructions

  • In a large bowl mix well the soft butter and the sugar. Add one egg, the sour cream, the vanilla essence and the egg and mix it well again.
  • Add 4-5 tablespoon flour and the baking powder to the mix and stir it until the batter becomes smooth and silky.
  • In two part add the rest of flour to the batter. First stir than quickly make a soft dough (by hand or in a processor).
  • Cover tightly in food wrap and put in the fridge for 1 hour.
  • Heating the oven to 180℃ (360°F).
  • Roll out the dough thinly - 2-3mm / 1/16-inch thick – using a (flower or circle) cookie cutter take out the shapes, cut a smaller circle out of half of the cookies. (I use a thimble to cut out the small circle.)
  • Line a baking tray with parchment paper, place the cookies on. Brush tops with slightly beaten egg.
  • Bake them for 9-10 minutes, in a 180°C oven.
  • Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely.
  • Sandwich each two cookies - a full and ring - with a little apricot jam.
  • Let the cookies rest for a few hours, so them can soften.