Published: November 30, 2018 Last Modified: December 1, 2019 Freda Dias

Linzer Cookies Recipe {Eggless} | Linzer Augen Recipe

Name: Linzer Cookies Recipe {Eggless} | Linzer Augen Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 cups / 10 oz / 285 grams all-purpose flour, (spooned & leveled); 1/2 cup / 1.6 oz / 48 grams almond flour/meal; 1 cup / 8 oz / 225 grams unsalted butter, (softened); 1 cup / 5 oz / 140 grams confectioner's/powdered/icing sugar*, (plus more for dusting the cookies); 1/2 tsp almond extract, (or 1 tsp vanilla extract); 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 cup raspberry jam, (seedless preferably)

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Linzer cookies- buttery, nutty, and tender cookies sandwiched between tart raspberry jam, a classic Austrian Christmas treat!

As promised in my Thumbprint cookie post, I have a couple of more cookies to share with y’all. For today, it is this eggless Linzer cookie recipe. I have been meaning to make these for a long time, and yet never got around to trying them. In fact, I got these Wilton Linzer cookie cutters last year from Walmart after the Christmas sale, and since then it’s just been lying around. Every time I’d remove a baking tray or a pan, or cupcake liners, and these cutters would just stare at me, begging to be used.

I tried the recipe that came on the cover of these cutters, which had eggs. And then I tried making them again without the eggs, and frankly, the difference is negligible. So, I decided to skip the eggs altogether.

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WHAT IS A LINZER COOKIE?

Linzer sablés/Linzer Augen or “Linzer eyes” are a cookie-sized version of the classic Austrian dessert Linzer Torte, a tart that consists of a short, crumbly crust made of flour, unsalted butter, egg yolks, lemon zest, cinnamon, and lemon juice, and ground nuts, usually hazelnuts, but even walnuts or almonds are used. Traditionally the torte is filled with black currant preserves, though redcurrant jam, plum butter, raspberry, or apricot jam is also used. It is topped with a thin dough in a criss-cross pattern to create a lattice. {Sourec-Wiki)

So in short, Linzer cookies use the same recipe as Linzer Torte but are presented in a cookie form.

AUSTRIAN LINZER COOKIES

Linzer cookies do require a little bit of patience, as the dough needs to be rolled and then cut out, but the resultant cookies will surely please you. It is worth all that time and effort.

The Linzer cookie dough recipe uses,

Flour
Sugar
Butter
Almond flour/meal
And almond extract

For vegan Linzer cookies, swap the butter with vegan butter.

This is almost like a shortbread Linzer cookie, with the addition of almond flour. For a fun twist from the traditional look of the jam peeking through the cut-out, make Linzer thumbprint cookies instead. That will save you the time from rolling out the dough. Make 1-inch balls from the Linzer cookie dough and make an indentation in the middle of the dough ball with your thumb or the back of 1/4 teaspoon measuring spoon and fill it with your favorite jam, before or after baking. The best of both cookies 😀

And hey, before you know it, Valentine’s will be here, you could make some Linzer heart cookies. Fill them with the traditional raspberry jam or Nutella to make Nutella Linzer cookies. Either way, I think these heart-shaped Linzer cookies would make an adorable and cute edible gift to your loved ones 🙂

HOW TO STORE LINZER COOKIES?

Store the cookies in a single layer with wax paper or parchment paper in between each layer. The jam will soften the cookies a little, they sort of turn soft and chewy which is still good nonetheless.

If you like your cookies crisp, fill in the jam and sandwich the cookies just before serving.

CAN YOU FREEZE LINZER COOKIES?

Yes, you can definitely freeze these almond Linzer cookies in an airtight container for up to three months. Follow the instructions I’ve mentioned in this thumbprint cookies post.

You may freeze the cookies without the jam. When you are ready to serve, let the cookies come to room temperature, and then add the jam and sandwich the cookies.

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE EGGLESS LINZER COOKIES | LINZER BISCUITS | RASPBERRY LINZER COOKIES

1.In a small bowl, combine flour, almond flour, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk well to combine the dry ingredients.

2.In the bowl of your stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and confectioner’s sugar, until light and fluffy, scraping the bowl as needed. You may use a hand mixer or a hand whisk too.

3.Add the almond extract and continue beating for another 30 seconds.

4.Switch to the lowest speed and add the dry ingredients, mix just until combined.

5.Gather the dough into two discs, flatten it out to about 1 inch in thickness. Wrap in a plastic wrap and refrigerate it for about 2 hours on until firm enough to roll out.

6.Prehet the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C. Line a baking tray with Silpat or parchment paper. Remove the cookie dough from the refrigerator and let it stand for about 10 minutes. Place the cookie dough between two parchment papers, and roll to about 1/4 inch thickness.

7.Cut the dough with 3 inch round cutter and transfer to a baking tray.

8.Roll out the other dough and make cutouts with the 3 inch round cutter with insert, transfer to a second baking sheet.

9.Form scraps into a disc, chill for another 30 minutes and reroll.

10.Bake for 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove the baking sheet from the oven, let the cookies cool on the sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and let it cool completely.

11.Dust powdered sugar on cookies with cut-outs.

12.Spread about 1 teaspoon of jam on the bottom halves of the cookies.

13.Sandwich both the cookies by pressing them gently.

NOTE

You may reduce the sugar to 3/4 cup for less sweet cookies.

HOW TO MAKE LINZER COOKIES | LINZER SANDWICH COOKIES?