Linzer Cookies

Here's an easy linzer cookie recipe with an apple and raspberry jam. Love this recipe for Christmas time but it suits just about any occasion.

My husband is British and they have these snacks called Jammie Dodgers. We love getting these treats but they tend to be quite expensive when you live in the US. So, I decided to try my hand at making them myself. Granted, these don't taste just like Jammie Dodgers, but they are similar enough.

Cooking times will vary based on thickness of the cookies and how much jam you make.

There aren't many ingredients for this recipe. And you can make either on their own and they would still be so delicious.

Linzer Cookies

Makes about 36 individual cookies (18 sandwiches) depending on cookie thickness

INGREDIENTS

For the apple and raspberry jam

• 3 apples (doesn't matter what kind)

• 1/2 cup water

• 6 oz raspberries

• 3/4 cup sugar

• 1/2 tbsp lemon juice

• 1 tsp corn starch mixed with 1/2 tsp water

For the shortbread cookies

• 20 tbsp butter (room temperature)

• 2 tsp vanilla

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 3 cups flour

DIRECTIONS

For the apple and raspberry jam

1. Wash, peel, and core apples, cutting them into chunks

2. Combine apples in a pot with the 1/2 cup water

3. Cook on medium high until the apples are softened (about 10 minutes)

4. Add in the raspberries, sugar, lemon juice, and corn starch mixture and cook until thick and jammy* (about 30 minutes)

5. Strain jam through a sieve to remove seeds and pulp

6. Refrigerate while you make the cookies

*make sure you are stirring the jam often to avoid burning

For the shortbread cookies

1. Beat the butter and the vanilla together until light and fluffy

2. Add salt and powdered sugar, beat until combined

3. Add flour and mix until it is mostly incorporated

4. Pour dough onto sheet of parchment paper and finish mixing by hand

5. Once dough is mixed, roll into a thin sheet about 1/4 inch thick (like you would sugar cookies)

6. Transfer parchment and dough onto a pan and freeze until firm

7. Once the dough has firmed up, take it out and cut out the cookies. Take the top half of the cookies and stamp out a small circle in the center

8. Bake on parchment paper at 350ºF for 10 minutes (rotate the pan at 5 minutes)

9. Once baked, let the cookies cool completely

10. Pipe jam into the middle of the base cookies and sandwich with the top cookies

11. Eat right away or put them back in the fridge to firm up!

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