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Originally from Austria, Linzer Cookies have become a staple in German Christmas baking, too. These cookies are as delicious as they look and I personally love the white, snowy look with the red jam peeking out.
Now, the Austrian watchers will most likely scold me again, for daring to write “German Christmas Baking” in the title … but honestly, that’s a bit petty! I don’t claim that we invented Linzer Cookies, I’m just saying that we Germans are baking them for Christmas.
INGREDIENTS
Dough Ingredients
- 250 g Flour
- 150 g ground Almonds
- 100 g Sugar
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 Egg
- 200 g Butter cold
Decoration Ingredients
- 1 Egg Yolk + 1 Tbsp. Water
- 1 jar Red Jam
- 4 tbsp Confectioners Sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
- Add all dough ingredients to a bowl and start mixing, using the kneadin attachment of your mixer.250 g Flour,150 g ground Almonds,100 g Sugar,½ tsp Cinnamon,1 pinch Salt,200 g Butter,1 Egg
- When the ingredients are combines well, remove the dough from the bowl and start mixing by hand until a smooth dough is created.
- Wrap the dough and let it chill in the fridge for at least 3 hours or over night.
- Remove the dough from the fridge and roll it out: ⅛ ich (4mm) thin.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F.
- Use a knife or ravioli roller to cut out squares or use a square cookie cutter.
- Put ⅔ of the squares onto a baking sheet, then cut the remaining squares into four stripes.
- Put the jam on each cookie, then place two stripes on top of each jam-square.1 jar Red Jam
- Mix the egg yolk and water and brush the mix on the cookies.1 Egg Yolk
- Bake for about 15 minutes.
Let the cookies cool, then sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar.
The confectioner’s sugar at the areas with the jam will later disapear and the red jam will be in a beautiful contrast to the white areas of the cookie.
4 tbsp Confectioners Sugar
NUTRITION
Calories: 63kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 22mgPotassium: 6mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 88IUVitamin C: 0.001mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.3mg
