Kitchen Stories' Linzer Cookies
Ingredients
12–18 servings:
3 1/4 cups flour
1 2/3 cups confectioner’s sugar
1 cup ground hazelnuts
1 1/2 tsp vanilla sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 3/4 sticks butter
2 eggs
4 1/2 oz jam
Flour for dusting
Confectioner’s sugar for dusting
Utensils
Plastic wrap
Hand mixer with beaters
Large mixing bowl
Baking sheet
Oven
Cookie cutter
Parchment paper
Wire rack
Rolling pin
Fine sieve
Saucepan
Instructions
Step 1
Ingredients: 3 1/4 cups flour | 1 2/3 cups confectioner’s sugar | 1 cup ground hazelnuts | 1 1/2 tsp vanilla sugar | 1/4 tsp salt | 1 3/4 sticks butter | 2 eggs
Utensils: plastic wrap | hand mixer with beaters | large mixing bowl
Add flour, confectioner’s sugar, ground hazelnuts, vanilla sugar, and salt to a large bowl and stir for approx. 2 min., until combined. Add butter in chunks along with eggs into the flour mixture, and knead for approx. 5 min. until a smooth dough forms. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for approx. 60 min.
Step 2
Ingredients: flour for dusting
Utensils: baking sheet | oven | cookie cutter | parchment paper | wire rack | rolling pin
Pre-heat oven to 180°C/350°F. Flour working surface and roll out dough until approx. 2-mm/0.1-inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut out cookies and place the cookies onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Use a small round cookie cutter to cut a hole out of the center of half of the cookies. Transfer to oven and bake at 180°C/350°F for approx. 15 min., or until golden brown. Remove from oven and leave to cool.
Step 3
Ingredients: confectioner’s sugar for dusting
Utensils: fine sieve
When cookies have cooled completely, dust the cookies with the hole with confectioner’s sugar.
Step 4
Ingredients: 4 1/2 oz jam
Utensils: saucepan | wire rack
Heat jam in a saucepan over medium heat until smooth in texture, then add half a tsp. to the center of the cookies without the hole. Place the cookies dusted with confectioner’s sugar on top and gently press down. Place on a wire rack to dry for approx. 10 min. Enjoy!
