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: Mandy Bird
: 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
Blend butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Stir in almonds (I just put my almonds in a food processor and pulse until finely ground), cinnamon, and flour.
Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
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.
Place one inch apart on baking sheets.
Bake at 325 degrees F for 10-12 minutes until golden.
Cool completely on a wire rack.
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/