Description
Delight in these festive Gluten-Free Linzer Cookies, featuring almond-flavored shortbread sandwiched with your choice of raspberry jam. Perfect for holidays or any special occasion, this simple yet elegant recipe yields beautifully tender and flavorful cookies that everyone will love.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1 cup butter or dairy-free butter (room temperature)
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups gluten free all purpose flour with xanthan gum (we used GFJules)
- 1 cup finely chopped almonds
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Assembly & Garnish
- 1 cup raspberry jam or jam of choice
- ½ cup powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Prepare the dough: In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the gluten-free flour, finely chopped almonds, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Combine wet and dry: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, mixing until just combined to form the dough. Avoid overmixing.
- Chill the dough: Shape the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to firm up and make it easier to roll out.
- Roll out dough and cut shapes: On a lightly floured surface with gluten-free flour, roll the chilled dough to about ¼ inch thickness. Use a cookie cutter to cut out an even number of cookies. For half of them, cut a small shape out of the center to create the window.
- Bake the cookies: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Place cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden. Let cool completely on wire racks.
- Assemble the cookies: Spread a small spoonful of raspberry jam on the whole cookies. Sandwich the cookies with cutout centers on top, aligning the edges gently.
- Dust with powdered sugar: Once assembled, dust the tops of the Linzer cookies with powdered sugar for a festive finish.
Notes
- The recipe halves well if you want fewer cookies.
- Use any jam flavor you prefer to customize your cookies.
- Room temperature ingredients help create a smooth dough.
- Make sure to chill the dough well to prevent spreading during baking.
- Use a fine sieve to evenly dust powdered sugar without clumps.
- To keep cookies fresh, store in an airtight container for up to a week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
