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Eggless Linzer Cookies with Strawberry Jam Filling

February 17, 2014 By Sangeetha Priya 16 Comments


Linzer Cookies: Today I am here with kids friendly cookies recipe that I specially made for my kids on Valentine’s day…Unlike the basic sugar cookie recipe, this Eggless Linzer Cookies with strawberry jam filling dough has almond meal, reduced sugar and no baking/raising agent used…Kids liked it much with the strawberry filling…You can make it for parties or on a special occasion, this recipe is a keeper for sure…Thanks Swathi for this wonderful (Baking Partners) challenge. Dear blogger Friends my laptop screen has broken so I won’t be active in FB, also I rarely visit your spaces for a few days…Now I am using the Television to connect my laptop…Hope you understand the situation, Thanks!!!

Yields :- Approx  16 – 2n3/4th inch Cookies

Ingredients

Unbleached APF/Maida – 1  cup 2 tablespoon  (5.06 ounces)/145g
Ground Almonds and/or hazelnuts – 1/2 Cup
Unsalted Butter – 8 Tbsp (1 Stick)
Granulated Sugar – 1/4 cup (1.75 ounces)/50g
Salt – 1/8tsp
Ground Cinnamon and Cloves – 1/4tsp
Almond Or Vanilla Extract – 1/8tsp
Grated lemon zest or 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract – 1tsp
Grated orange zest or 1/4 teaspoon orange extract – 1tsp
Strained or pureed good quality preserves or fruit spread
1tsp + extra Powdered sugar for dusting

Equipment

  • Cookie sheets, lined with parchment paper or un-greased
  • Food processor
  • Large and small cookie cutters of the same or a different shape, I used 2n3/4th inch Circle (Condensed milk can) and1 inch Heart cookie cutter.

Directions

  • Blanch almond and make powder with 1 teaspoon of powdered sugar(Pic 1) or cornstarch for stepwise pictures click here.
  • In a wide bowl/kitchen aid stand mixer combine the flour,ground nuts(almond meal), granulated sugar, salt, cinnamon, cloves , almond extract and the lemon and orange zests or extracts (Pic 1).
  • Then add the butter (cut into several pieces if firm, Pic 2) mix well until mixture looks damp and crumbly (Pic 3).
  • Continue mixing until all the dough comes together (Pic 4).
  • Remove the dough, press it into a ball, and knead it a few times to be sure all of the dry ingredients are blended into the dough.
  • Form the dough into 1 flat patty (Pic 5).
  • Wrap and refrigerate the dough for at least 2 hours and preferably overnight or up to 3 days (Pic 5).
  • The dough may be frozen for up to 3 months.
  • When you are ready  to bake. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  • Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven.

How to Roll and Cut Linzer Cookies

  • Remove dough from the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature until supple enough to roll but still quite firm.
  • It will continue to soften as you work.
  • Roll the dough to a thickness of 1/8 inch between sheets of parchment/wax paper or between heavy plastic sheets cut from a plastic bag.
  • While you are rolling check for deep wrinkles; if necessary, peel off and smooth the paper or plastic over the dough before continuing to roll it.
  • When the dough is thin enough, peel off the top sheet of paper or plastic and keep it in front of you.
  • Cut as many large shapes as possible. Dip the edges of the cookie cutters in flour as necessary to prevent sticking.
  • Cut a smaller shape from the center of half of the large shapes (Pic 6).
  • Use the point of a paring knife to lift and remove scraps as you transfer the cookies to the lined or ungreased pans.
  • Place large cookies at least 1 1/2 inches apart on the cookie sheets(Pic 7).
  • I used two pans, also I refrigerated after making shapes for a while before start baking
  • If the dough gets too soft at any time-while rolling, cutting, removing scraps between cookies, or transferring cookies-slide a cookie sheet underneath the paper or plastic and refrigerate/Freeze the dough for a few minutes, until firm.
  • Repeat with the second piece of dough.
  • Gently press all of the dough scraps together (don’t overwork them with too much kneading) and re-roll.

How to bake Linzer Cookies

  • Bake for 12  to 20 minutes , or until the cookies are just beginning to color at the edges.
  • Rotate the pans from top to bottom and from front to back halfway through the baking time to ensure even baking.
  • The small shapes may be baked for 8 to 10 minutes on a separate cookie sheet to make miniature cookies, or the dough may be combined with other dough scraps to be rerolled and cut.
  • Let the cookies firm up on the pan for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • For lined pans, set the pans or just the liners on racks to cool; for unlined pans, use a metal spatula to transfer the cookies to racks (Pic 8).
  • Cool the cookies completely before stacking or storing. The cookies are delicious fresh but even better the next day.
  • May be kept in an airtight container for a month or more.
  • To assemble, shortly before serving, spread each solid cookie with a thin layer of preserves/Fruit Jam (Pic 9).
  • Sift powdered sugar over the cookies with cutouts.
  • Place a sugared cutout cookie on top of each preserve-covered cookie.
  • Leftover cookies can be stored in an airtight container, but the moisture from the preserves will soften them.

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  1. Swathi Iyer

    February 27, 2014 at 1:00 am

    Delicious and perfect you made very well.

    Reply
  2. Suja Manoj

    February 19, 2014 at 3:42 pm

    Tempting beautiful cookies

    Reply
  3. Manjula Bharath

    February 19, 2014 at 6:35 am

    perfectly shaped linzer cookies 🙂 looks fantastic !!

    Reply
  4. Shweta Arora

    February 18, 2014 at 3:45 pm

    These are so perfectly done. Beautiful clicks too

    Reply
  5. sangeetha pn

    February 18, 2014 at 1:18 pm

    they look very tempting! WOW.. clicks r too good dear

    Reply
  6. Sona S

    February 18, 2014 at 7:28 am

    Delicious and cute cookies, perfectly done..

    Reply
  7. divya

    February 18, 2014 at 12:01 am

    looks sooo cute n tempting cookies..

    Reply
  8. Ruxana Gafoor

    February 17, 2014 at 8:43 am

    cute cookies with that lovely filling

    Reply
  9. chikkus Kitchen

    February 17, 2014 at 7:16 am

    Cute cookies..Looks so tempting dear 🙂

    Reply
  10. Anu Anand

    February 17, 2014 at 7:15 am

    Cute little cookies.

    Reply
  11. Meena Kumar

    February 17, 2014 at 7:01 am

    Beautiful cookies! love ur idea of decorating the plate too..

    Reply
  12. Harini M

    February 17, 2014 at 6:57 am

    Perfect cute cookies

    Reply
  13. nandoos Kitchen

    February 17, 2014 at 6:21 am

    cute, tempting cookies. Perfectly baked.

    Reply
  14. Linsy Patel

    February 17, 2014 at 5:13 am

    Looks so tempting.

    Reply
  15. Radhika Subramanian

    February 17, 2014 at 4:13 am

    Looks so cute and beautiful Sangeetha. You have made it so perfect.

    Reply
  16. Veena Theagarajan

    February 17, 2014 at 3:21 am

    so tempting cookies

    Reply

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