Gluten-Free Linzer Cookies
Prep Time: 20 minutes | Chill Time: 1 hour | Cook Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Ingredients:
3/4 cup almonds, finely ground
1/4 cup hazelnuts, finely ground
2 and 1/4 cups gluten-free flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
Zest of 1 lemon
1/2 cup raspberry jam, warmed (sub strawberry jam)
Powder sugar, for dusting
Instructions (yields 25-30 cookies):
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
In a bowl, mix the ground almonds, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt together. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the egg, vanilla extract, and lemon zest, then beat.
With the stand mixer speed on its lowing setting, slowly add the dry ingredients and mix until no streaks of flour remain.
Dump the dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into two portions. Wrap both portions in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour or until firm.
Roll out the chilled dough to about 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.
Using a heart-shaped cookie cutter (or any shape), cut out as many cookies as possible from the rolled-out dough.
Take half of the cookies you've just cut out and use a smaller cookie cutter to cut out a shape from the center of each. These will be your tops. (I like to keep the smaller cut-outs to make mini linzers!)
Place the cut cookies on the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about an inch apart.
Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden. Remove from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Once the cookies are completely cool, spread a small amount of warmed jam on each whole cookie. Place the cookies with the cut-out centers on top, pressing lightly to adhere.
Dust the cookies with powdered sugar before serving.
I love storing these in the fridge or freezer and enjoying cool!
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