Linzer Cookies
 
 
These Linzer Cookies are such a classic Christmas cookie that I can't imagine Christmas without them! You can change the flavor of the jam for different variations.
Author:
: Dessert
: American
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1¼ cup butter
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 1½ cups almonds, ground
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp. cinnamon
  • 6 Tbsp. strawberry jelly or jelly of your choice
  • Garnish: powdered sugar
Directions
  1. Blend butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. Stir in almonds (I just put my almonds in a food processor and pulse until finely ground), cinnamon, and flour.
  3. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
  4. On a lightly floured surface, roll out half of the dough at a time to ⅛ inch thick. Cut out 24 circles with a 2½ inch round cookie cutter. Cut out centers of circles with a ½ inch mini cookie cutter; leave the remaining circles uncut.
  5. Place one inch apart on baking sheets.
  6. Bake at 325 degrees F for 10-12 minutes until golden.
  7. Cool completely on a wire rack.
  8. Thinly spread jelly over solid circles; sprinkle cut cookies with powdered sugar and sandwich over jelly.
Recipe by Mandy's Recipe Box at https://mandysrecipeboxblog.com/linzer-cookies/