Almond linzer cookies

Try my authentic recipe for the famous Austrian Christmas cookies! In my easy Linzer Cookies recipe, the cookie dough is enriched with ground hazelnuts and almonds and flavored with a mix of Christmas spices.

Traditional Linzer Cookies are rich, buttery cookies beautifully accentuated by almonds, fruit preserves, and cinnamon. Cut out in all sorts of fun shapes and filled with your choice of jam filling, Linzer cookies deserve a starring role on your Christmas cookie platter!

This Linzer Cookies recipe is made with your choice of jam sandwiched between simple almond-flavored shortbread cookies. See notes above for possible ingredient variations plus cookie cutter recommendations!

Linzer Cookies are almond flavored shortbread cookies with a raspberry jam filling and dusted with powdered sugar for a festive jam filled sandwich cookie.

The Linzer cookie, thought to have originated in the city of Linz, is based on the Linzertorte, one of the most famous and beloved confections in Austria. The cookies are like mini versions of the torte, which consists of a buttery dough, rich with ground almonds or hazelnuts, spread with jam—usually raspberry or apricot these days, but originally with black or red currant jam or jelly—and then topped with a lattice of more dough before baking. You don't see Linzertortes often on this…

Beautiful Austrian Linzer Cookies! Made with a buttery, nutty, tender and crisp cookie, a sweet, fruity and colorful jam filled center, and finished with

These apricot almond linzer cookies are a holiday cookie essential! Fill the cookies with any type of jam or seedless preserves to fit your taste.

Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth Linzer cookies are filled with jam and dusted with powdered sugar. They're the perfect holiday cookie!

Sweet and tart cherry preserves sandwiched between buttery and nutty pistachio Linzer cookies and topped with a dusting of confectioner's sugar

Classic jam-filled cookies that look as beautiful as they taste, these traditional Linzer Cookies, will be the highlight of your cookie tray.