Linzer cookies: the best proven recipe for fragrant and soft little rounds recept

Name: Linzer cookies: the best proven recipe for fragrant and soft little rounds
Prep time: 110 min
Cook time: 110 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 35
Ingredients: 420 g plain flour; 130 g powdered sugar; 250 g cold butter; 3 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; jam to taste (preferably currant or strawberry – distinctly tart fruit); powdered sugar for dusting

Easy to prepare
35 portions
110 minutes

Jan, 15. 12. 2025

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Linzer cookies are among the most beloved types of Christmas confectionery. A fragile, lightly buttery dough with a gentle lemon scent and a favorite jam in the middle – that’s a tradition we can’t imagine Christmas without. The key is quick handling of the dough and sufficient chilling so the cookies don’t spread during baking and remain wonderfully crisp.

For 35 portions

Ingredients

Dough:

420 g plain flour
130 g powdered sugar
250 g cold butter
3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

For assembling and finishing:

jam to taste (preferably currant or strawberry – distinctly tart fruit)
powdered sugar for dusting

Preparation procedure

Preparing the dough Sift the flour and powdered sugar into a bowl. Add the cold butter cut into pieces, the egg yolks and the lemon zest. Quickly work into a smooth dough – do not overwork, otherwise it will be dry after baking.
Resting the dough Shape the dough into a disc or a log, wrap in cling film and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Shaping Let the dough relax briefly, roll it out between two sheets of baking paper to a thickness of 3–4 mm. Cut out your favorite shapes – always the same number of solid rounds and rounds with a hole in the middle.
Baking Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in a preheated oven at 190 °C for 9–10 minutes. As soon as the edges begin to lightly brown, remove the tray and let the cookies cool on the tray.
Assembling Join the cooled shapes with jam – full round on the bottom, the round with a hole on top. Finally dust with powdered sugar.

Quick recipe information

Number of pieces: approx. 35–45 sandwiched cookies

Active prep time: 30–40 minutes

Chilling time: 60 minutes

Baking time: 2 × 10 minutes

Total time: approx. 1 hour 50 minutes

Conclusion

Linzer cookies are a fundamental symbol of Czech Christmas. The recipe is simple, proven and the result always delights. The sweetness of the jam and the buttery dough complement each other perfectly, creating the cookies that disappear from the bowl first. If you want your Christmas this year to be scented with a classic, you can’t go wrong with this recipe.