These stained glass-like cookies are almost too beautiful to eat. Almost.
Rasberry-Apricot Linzer
Makes about 24 sandwich cookies
Ingredients
- 3¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup plus 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons seedless raspberry jam
- 2 tablespoons apricot preserves
- ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, and salt. With a mixer at low speed, add cold butter, beating until mixture is crumbly. Beat in egg, egg yolk, lemon extract, and lemon zest. Increase mixer speed to medium-low, and beat until a dough starts to form. Wrap dough in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
- On a heavily floured surface, roll dough ¼ inch thick. Using a 2-inch star-shaped cutter, cut dough, and place on prepared pans. Using a smaller star-shaped cutter, cut centers from half of cookies.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- In a small bowl, combine raspberry jam and apricot preserves. Spread about ½ teaspoon filling onto flat side of all solid cookies. Place cookies with cutouts, flat side down, on top of filling. Dust with confectioners’ sugar.
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