Linzer Cookie (12 Cookies of Christmas - Recipe 7)

almond flour

🥗Healthier: ground oats

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Ground oats are more affordable and gluten-free.

raspberry jam

🥗Healthier: fruit preserves

💰Cheaper: homemade jam

Fruit preserves can be lower in sugar.

Combine almond flour, all-purpose flour, and ground cinnamon in a bowl and stir well.

In a mixer, add 2 sticks of softened salted butter and mix until creamy.

Add 1 cup of granulated sugar to the mixer and beat on medium until fluffy, scraping the bowl as needed.

Crack 1 egg into a separate bowl, then add it to the mixer along with 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest.

Mix the ingredients for about a minute until well combined.

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture on low speed, scraping the bowl frequently until a cohesive dough forms.

Divide the dough in half and shape each half into a square disc, then wrap in plastic wrap.

Refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.

After chilling, dust a work surface with powdered sugar and roll out one half of the dough to about 1/16 inch thick.

Cut out cookie shapes using cookie cutters, making some with a center cutout for the tops.

Transfer the cookies to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Bake the cookies for 9 to 11 minutes until lightly golden.

Remove cookies from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.

Spread raspberry jam or Nutella on the solid cookie halves and top with the cutout cookies.

Dust with extra powdered sugar before serving.

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