The Best Linzer Cookies | With Raspberry Jam and note of Cinnamon

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.

Start with room temperature butter and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl.

Lightly beat the butter and powdered sugar together until smooth, without incorporating too much air.

Sift in the almond flour and mix.

Add egg yolks in three additions, mixing well after each addition.

Sift in the cake flour, salt, and cinnamon, and mix until combined.

Roll out the dough using parchment paper to keep it neat.

Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Cut out shapes using a Christmas tree-shaped cookie cutter.

Use a perforated mat to prevent the dough from puffing up in the oven.

Reuse leftover dough by rolling it back into a single piece and cutting out more cookies.

To make raspberry jam, combine frozen raspberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a pot.

Let the frozen raspberries slightly defrost before turning on the heat.

Cook the mixture, stirring until it thickens.

Perform a cold water test to check the thickness of the jam.

Once the jam holds its shape in cold water, it is done cooking.

Cool the jam before spreading it between the cookie halves.

Dust the assembled cookies with powdered sugar.

Decorate the cookies with pastry edges for a festive touch.

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