Light-as-a-Breeze Linzer Wafers

Name: Light-as-a-Breeze Linzer Wafers
Ingredients: 1⅓ cups flour; 1 cup ground hazelnuts, almonds, or a combination (about 4 ounces); 1 cup ground hazelnuts, almonds, or a combination (about 4 ounces); 1 egg; 1 egg white; 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar; Grated zest of 1 small lemon; 11 tablespoons (1 stick plus 3 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened; 11 tablespoons (1 stick plus 3 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened

Preparation info

Makes about
4½ dozen

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Cookie Lover's Cookie Book

By Richard Sax

Published 1986

About

Rich, rich, rich! A thin, crisp wafer version of the Austrian nut-based torte. These are tasty on their own, or with afternoon tea or after-dinner coffee.

Ingredients

11 tablespoons (1 stick plus 3 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened

Dinner
Vegetarian

Method

Cream the butter with the confectioners’ sugar and lemon zest in an electric mixer until very light, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the egg, then the egg white, mixing until smooth. Lower the mixer speed and add the ground nuts and the flour, mixing just until blended, no longer.
Divide the dough in half; wrap each portion in plastic wrap in a thick, cylindrical shape. Tw