Name: Linzertorte Cookies
Yield: Makes 2-3 dozen cookies
Ingredients: 1½ cups unsalted butter, softened; 1 egg; ¼ teaspoon cloves; ½ cup ground pecans or walnuts; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; ¾ teaspoon cinnamon; 2 tablespoons cream; ¼ teaspoon almond extract; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ½ cup raspberry jam; ⅜ teaspoon salt; 1 yolk; 1 cup sugar; ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg

Preparation info

Makes
2-3
dozen cookies

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Best Holiday Cookies

By Marcy Goldman

Published 2016

About

Simple butter-sugar cookie, baked into fluted circles or precious heart shapes and finished off with a pure raspberry jam filling. Dust with confectioners’ sugar or dip in melted semi-sweet or white chocolate. These are magical.

Ingredients

1½ cups unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg

Method

In a mixer bowl, cream the butter with the sugar. Add egg and yolk, then vanilla, almond extract and cream. Fold in flour, ground nuts, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. You should have a soft but firm dough. Pat dough into two discs and chill at least an hour or more.

Preheat oven to 350°F