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In the Kitchen: Linzer or jam filled Hazelnut Cookies {recipe}

February 3, 2015

What are your favorite sweets around the holidays?

There’s something about the holidays that makes me want to step up my cookie game.

That and I have a wonderful friend who turns out delicious and gorgeous creations like these cookies and more recently a buche de noel (Christmas log cake). Well there was no way I was going to make the Yule log but I really liked the idea of these cookies.
Linzer cookies long view by little luxury list So I finally got her recipe for these cookies and adapted it slightly for my tastes (berry jam is always tastier!)  I also finally got the hang of working with rolled cookie dough.  A colder/harder dough and flour are your friends!  Once you overwork the dough, you’re left with a soft cookie dough puddle.  I also was able to vent my frustrations out on these hazelnuts and crushed them manually.  So you can certainly get a little workout and eat your cookies too! These would be great for a special occasion and any cookies with fruit preserves are pretty awesome.
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Linzer or jam filled cookies

Adapted from Epicurious

Ingredients

  • 1 cup hazelnuts, toasted, husked
  • 1 tablespoon plus 2/3 cup sugar
  • 14 tablespoons (1 3/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 2/3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Mixed berry jam
  • Powdered sugar

Servings

About 30-40 cookies

Special tools

Silicone mat or wax paper

Small and large fluted cookie cutters

Preparation

1.  Combine hazelnuts and 1 tablespoon sugar in processor; grind nuts finely (or just pound them in a Ziplock bag if you don’t have a food processor!)

2. Using electric mixer, beat remaining 2/3 cup sugar and butter in large bowl until fluffy.

3. Beat in hazelnut mixture, then egg, egg yolk, lemon peel, lemon extract, salt, and cinnamon. Beat in flour.

4. Gather dough into ball. Divide into 4 pieces. Flatten each into disk and wrap in plastic. Chill at least 1 hour and up to 2 days.

5. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mat. Roll out 1 dough piece between sheets of waxed paper or parchment to scant 1/4-inch thickness, sprinkling dough with flour to prevent sticking and occasionally peeling off top paper to remove wrinkles.

6. Peel off top sheet. Using 2-inch-diameter fluted cutter, cut out cookies. Transfer to prepared sheets, spacing 1/2 inch apart. Gather dough scraps and reroll, cutting out more cookies and placing on sheets.

7. Use the smaller cookie cutter on the baking sheet and cut out centers from half of cookies, making rings. Gather centers as scraps.

8. Bake cookies 5 minutes. Reverse sheets; bake cookies until light golden, about 6 minutes longer. Cool cookies on sheets 2 minutes. Transfer to racks; cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
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9. Arrange whole cookie rounds on work surface. Drop generous 1/2 teaspoon jam in center of each. Arrange cookie rings on work surface.

10. Sift powdered sugar over cookies without centers.
Linzer cookies with sugar by little luxury listPlace 1 ring cookie on each whole round, forming sandwich with jam in cutout center. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Store airtight between sheets of waxed paper in refrigerator up to 3 days.)
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  • Wild Hearts + Green Tea February 3, 2015 at 05:52

    My god, looks so good! Though, I suck at baking (especially when it comes to cookies) so will just have to enjoy the photos 🙂

    • little luxury list February 3, 2015 at 21:35

      Thank you for your sweet comment! Aww, I bet that you’re a better baker than you let on! I hope that you enjoy some baked goodies soon!

  • Diana Mieczan February 3, 2015 at 06:31

    I love cookies and those look totally scrumptious, lovely. Have a great day!

  • ellesees February 3, 2015 at 07:58

    i’ve never had these! they look ADORABLE!

  • cat eyes & skinny jeans February 3, 2015 at 08:43

    OMG these look so divine – and absolutely perfect for Valentine’s!

    xx

    • little luxury list February 3, 2015 at 21:35

      Aww thank you dear! I actually made them for Christmas but they really are perfect for Valentine’s Day too – it’s all about the fun cookie cutters!

  • Jana February 3, 2015 at 15:49

    OMG These cookies look so cute! I will definitely try this recipe x

    Jana
    Life of Jana

  • Krysten February 3, 2015 at 17:08

    Oh my gosh gimme! Those look so good!

  • Akaleistar February 3, 2015 at 21:28

    They’re so pretty and look so yummy!

    • little luxury list February 4, 2015 at 01:05

      Aww thank you dear! Linzer cookies can be such pretty cookies and taste as good as they look!

  • rooth February 3, 2015 at 22:11

    Oooh yum – these came out so prettily

  • Stacey February 4, 2015 at 09:38

    Oh I have to try these! They look soooo delicious!

  • Kim of A Very Sweet Blog February 4, 2015 at 16:43

    Those kind of cookies are always so good when done right! Scrumptious!
    http://www.averysweetblog.com/

  • KizzyDoll February 5, 2015 at 10:09

    Ohhh yeah!!! I’d eat all of these, look soooooo good ;))) xx

  • plasterer bristol February 26, 2015 at 02:06

    Mm yum, these look super delicious. Thanks for posting up this recipe.

    Simon

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