Name: Linzertorte
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Makes about 8 servings
Cuisine: Austrian
Ingredients: ½ cup granulated sugar; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, or more as needed; 2 egg yolks; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, cut into chunks; Zest of 1 lemon; 1 to 1½ cups any jam, strained if seeded; Confectioners’ sugar for dusting; Pinch of salt; 1½ cups flour; 1 cup walnuts or blanched almonds

Preparation info

Makes about
8
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

Linzertorte is really a big jam-topped cookie, and, for the amount of work—it’s pretty simple—is one of the most impressive desserts around. You can make individual cookies if you prefer.

Red currant or raspberry jam is traditional, but you can use any jam you like as long as it is of high quality. If it is not already seedless, strain it to remove the seeds.