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Simple Valentine's Linzer Cookies Recipe

Valentine’s Linzer Cookies are delicate almond shortbread sandwich cookies filled with sweet raspberry jam and finished with a powdered sugar dusting. With their classic heart cut-out design, these cookies make the perfect romantic treat for Valentine’s Day gifts and celebrations.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 16 sandwich cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Austrian
Calories: 210
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cups ground almonds or almond flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 1/4 cups cake flour
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp fresh lemon zest
  • 6 oz raspberry jam
  • Powdered sugar for dusting

Method
 

  1. Cream butter until light and fluffy.
  2. Add sugar and beat until combined.
  3. Mix in egg, vanilla extract, and lemon zest.
  4. In a separate bowl whisk cake flour, almond flour, baking powder, and cinnamon.
  5. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients gradually and mix until dough forms.
  6. Divide dough into two disks and wrap tightly.
  7. Chill dough for at least 1 hour.
  8. Roll dough between parchment paper to 1/8-inch thickness.
  9. Cut half the cookies solid and half with heart cut-outs.
  10. Bake at 350°F for 10–12 minutes.
  11. Cool cookies completely.
  12. Spread jam on solid cookies.
  13. Top with cut-out cookies and fill centers with jam.
  14. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Notes

Chill dough thoroughly for clean cut-outs. Assemble cookies the day of serving for best texture and appearance.