Linzer Heart Cookies

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recipe by Drop www.getdrop.com

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    36
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    171
based on 5 ratings

Classic Linzer cookies; make them heart-shaped for your Valentine or cut out simple rounds.

recipe updated Oct 20, 2018

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    288g
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    204g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    100g
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    389g
  • Cocoa powder icon
    Cocoa powder
    5g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    1g
  • Ground cinnamon icon
    Ground cinnamon
    1g
  • Nutmeg icon
    Nutmeg
    1g
  • Ground cloves icon
    Ground cloves
    1g
  • Ground almonds icon
    Ground almonds
    298g
  • Jam icon
    Jam
    as needed
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugar
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand mixer
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Whisk
  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Plastic wrap
  • kCook icon Rolling pin
  • kCook icon Stand mixer bowl
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Baking sheet - 18 x 13"

Step preview

  1. Get a clean stand mixer bowl
  2. Add unsalted butter
  3. Add granulated sugar
  4. Cream together until light and fluffy
  5. Add egg
  6. Mix well until smooth
  7. Get a clean large mixing bowl
  8. Add all purpose flour
  9. Add cocoa powder
  10. Add salt
  11. Add ground cinnamon
  12. Add finely grated nutmeg
  13. Add ground cloves
  14. Whisk together
  15. Mix dry ingredients into dough gradually
  16. Add ground almonds
  17. Mix until dough forms
  18. Wrap with plastic wrap
  19. Chill in fridge for 1h
  20. Pre-heat
  21. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
  22. Roll dough until 1/8" (5mm) thick
  23. Cut out
  24. Bake for 10min until golden brown
  25. Transfer onto cooling rack until cool
  26. Spread with jam
  27. Assemble
  28. Dust with powdered sugar
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