Christmas Baking
Christmas Linzer Cookies With Strawberry Jam: Just 7 Minutes in the Oven and a Dough That Won’t Stick
Tender, buttery Linzer-style cookies that bake in just 7 minutes and are sandwiched with strawberry jam.
Instructions
Put the flour, powdered sugar, softened butter, egg yolks, lemon zest, baking powder, and vanilla into the bowl of a stand mixer.
Mix until the ingredients come together into a soft, smooth dough.
Lightly flour your work surface, turn the dough out onto it, and briefly shape it by hand into a smooth ball.
Roll out the dough on the floured surface to an even thickness of about 1/8 inch (3–4 mm).
Cut out shapes with cookie cutters. From half of them, cut a small hole in the center with a smaller cutter.
Carefully transfer the cut-out shapes to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake in a preheated oven at 340°F (170°C) for about 7 minutes, until the cookies are still pale.
Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheet, about 15 minutes.
Spread strawberry jam on the solid bottom cookies and top them with the cookies that have the cut-out center.
Dust the finished sandwich cookies lightly with powdered sugar and serve.