Linzer Cookies Recipe {Eggless} | Linzer Augen Recipe (2024)

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Linzer cookies- buttery, nutty, and tender cookies sandwiched between tartraspberry jam, a classic Austrian Christmas treat!

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As promised in my Thumbprint cookie post, I have a couple of more cookies to share with y’all. For today, it is this eggless Linzer cookie recipe. I have been meaning to make these for a long time, and yet never got around to trying them. In fact, I got these Wilton Linzer cookie cutters last year from Walmart after the Christmas sale, and since then it’s just been lying around. Every time I’d remove a baking tray or a pan, or cupcake liners, and these cutters would just stare at me, begging to be used.

I tried the recipe that came on the cover of these cutters, which had eggs. And then I tried making them again without the eggs, and frankly, the difference is negligible. So, I decided to skip the eggs altogether.

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WHAT IS A LINZER COOKIE?

Linzersablés/Linzer Augen or“Linzer eyes” are a cookie-sized version of the classic Austrian dessert Linzer Torte, a tart that consists of a short, crumbly crust made of flour, unsaltedbutter,egg yolks, lemonzest,cinnamon, and lemon juice, and groundnuts, usuallyhazelnuts, but evenwalnutsoralmondsare used. Traditionally the torte is filled with black currant preserves, though redcurrant jam, plum butter, raspberry, or apricot jam is also used. It is topped with a thin dough in a criss-cross pattern to create a lattice. {Sourec-Wiki)

So in short, Linzer cookies use the same recipe as Linzer Torte but are presented in a cookie form.

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AUSTRIAN LINZER COOKIES

Linzer cookies do require a little bit of patience, as the dough needs to be rolled and then cut out, but the resultant cookies will surely please you. It is worth all that time and effort.

The Linzer cookie dough recipe uses,

  • Flour
  • Sugar
  • Butter
  • Almond flour/meal
  • And almond extract

For vegan Linzer cookies, swap the butter with vegan butter.

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This is almost like a shortbread Linzercookie, with the addition of almond flour. For a fun twist from the traditional look of the jam peeking through the cut-out, make Linzer thumbprint cookies instead. That will save you the time from rolling out the dough. Make 1-inch balls from the Linzer cookie dough and make an indentation in the middle of the doughball with your thumb or the back of 1/4 teaspoon measuring spoon and fill it with your favorite jam, before or after baking. The best of both cookies 😀

And hey, before you know it, Valentine’s will be here, you could make some Linzer heart cookies. Fill them with the traditional raspberry jam or Nutella to make Nutella Linzer cookies. Either way, I think these heart-shaped Linzer cookies would make an adorable and cute edible gift to your loved ones 🙂

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HOW TO STORE LINZER COOKIES?

Store the cookies in a single layer with wax paper or parchment paper in between each layer. The jam will soften the cookies a little, they sort of turn soft and chewy which is still good nonetheless.

If you like your cookies crisp, fill in the jam and sandwich the cookies just before serving.

CAN YOU FREEZE LINZER COOKIES?

Yes, you can definitely freeze these almond Linzer cookies in an airtight container for up to three months. Follow the instructions I’ve mentioned in this thumbprint cookies post.

You may freeze the cookies without the jam. When you are ready to serve, let the cookies come to room temperature, and then add the jam and sandwich the cookies.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE THESE EASY EGGLESS COOKIE RECIPES

  • Eggless Bourbon biscuits
  • Eggless badam pistabiscuits,Karachi bakery style
  • Coconut cookies
  • Nankhatai (Indian shortbread cookies)
  • Swedish Thumbprint cookies

While you can easily buy Linzer cookies, I’d say make them instead. You’d whip up more cookies at home in the same amount of money that you’d spend on buying them. A little bit of patience and you will be rewarded with happy smiles and lots of love 🙂

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE EGGLESS LINZER COOKIES | LINZER BISCUITS | RASPBERRY LINZER COOKIES

1.In a small bowl, combine flour, almond flour, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk well to combine the dry ingredients.

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2.In the bowl of your stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and confectioner’s sugar, until light and fluffy, scraping the bowl as needed. You may use a hand mixer or a hand whisk too.

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3.Add the almond extract and continue beating for another 30 seconds.

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4.Switch to the lowest speed and add the dry ingredients, mix just until combined.

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5.Gather the dough into two discs, flatten it out to about 1 inch in thickness. Wrap in a plastic wrap and refrigerate it for about 2 hours on until firm enough to roll out.

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6.Prehet the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C. Line a baking tray with Silpat or parchment paper. Remove the cookie dough from the refrigerator and let it stand for about 10 minutes. Place the cookie dough between two parchment papers, and roll to about 1/4 inch thickness.

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7.Cut the dough with 3 inch round cutter and transfer to a baking tray.

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8.Roll out the other dough and make cutouts with the 3 inch round cutter with insert, transfer to a second baking sheet.

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9.Form scraps into a disc, chill for another 30 minutes and reroll.

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10.Bake for 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove the baking sheet from the oven, let the cookies cool on the sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and let it cool completely.

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11.Dust powdered sugar on cookies with cut-outs.

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12.Spread about 1 teaspoon of jam on the bottom halves of the cookies.

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13.Sandwich both the cookies by pressing them gently.

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NOTE

  • You may reduce the sugar to 3/4 cup for less sweet cookies.

HOW TO MAKE LINZER COOKIES | LINZER SANDWICH COOKIES?

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Linzer Cookies Recipe {Eggless} | Linzer Augen Recipe

Linzer cookies- buttery, nutty, and tender cookies sandwiched between tartraspberry jam, a classic Austrian Christmas treat!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Chilling time for the dough 2 hours hrs

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Cookies, Desserts

Cuisine Austrian

Servings 20 cookies

Ingredients

Measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml

  • 2 cups / 10 oz / 285 grams all-purpose flour, spooned & leveled
  • 1/2 cup / 1.6 oz / 48 grams almond flour/meal
  • 1 cup / 8 oz / 225 grams unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup / 5 oz / 140 grams confectioner's/powdered/icing sugar*, plus more for dusting the cookies
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract, or 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup raspberry jam, seedless preferably

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, combine flour, almond flour, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk well to combine the dry ingredients.

  • In the bowl of your stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and confectioner's sugar, until light and fluffy, scraping the bowl as needed. You may use a hand mixer or a hand whisk too.

  • Add the almond extract and continue beating for another 30 seconds.

  • Switch to the lowest speed and add the dry ingredients, mix just until combined.

  • Gather the dough into two discs, flatten it out to about 1 inch in thickness. Wrap in a plastic wrap and refrigerate it for about 2 hours on until firm enough to roll out.

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C. Line a baking tray with Silpat or parchment paper. Remove the cookie dough from the refrigerator and let it stand for about 10 minutes. Place the cookie dough between two parchment papers, and roll to about 1/4 inch thickness.

  • Cut the dough with 3 inch round cutter and transfer to a baking tray.

  • Roll out the other dough and make cutouts with the 3 inch round cutter with insert, transfer to a second baking sheet.Form scraps into a disc, chill for another 30 minutes and reroll.

  • Bake for 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from the baking sheet from the oven, let the cookies cool on the sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and let it cool completely.

  • Dust powdered sugar on cookies with cut-outs.

  • Spread about 1 teaspoon of jam on the bottom halves of the cookies.

  • Sandwich both the cookies by pressing them gently.

Notes

Keyword Eggless Linzer cookies, Linzer Augen Recipe

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FAQs

What country are Linzer cookies from? ›

Linzer cookies are a twist off the linzer torte, originating from Linz, Austria. The linzer torte is one of the oldest tortes in the world, found in an Austrian abbey in the early 1700s. Luckily for us, the linzer torte was brought to the US around 1850s.

How long can you store Linzer cookies? ›

Storage information: Store filled Linzer cookies, well wrapped, at room temperature (when filled with jam) or in the refrigerator (if filled with curd) for several days; freeze for longer storage.

Where are Linzer cookies right now? ›

Chapter 1
StageQuestionAnswer
After the SupperWhere is Linzer Cookie right now?Suite No. 9
What is the Special Ceremony?00:00-01:00 The Tree-Lighting Ceremony
Dec 25, 2023

What toppings are best for Linzer cookies? ›

In my opinion, Linzer cookies are such an underrated cookie. They're essentially an almond shortbread, and they bake up so buttery and tender. And then you can really fill them with anything. from your favorite jam to marmalade. to even lemon curd in my case.

What cookie is England known for? ›

From British Biscuits to Classic, Famous and Popular British Cookies including Digestive, Hobnob and Shortbread.

Is Linzer Cookie a girl? ›

Linzer Cookie is a slim Cookie of average height with rose tinted dough. Her hair is strawberry red, running down to her ankles, and is quite rounded. Her eyes are vibrant red, and always appears to have a shadow overcasting her forehead that reaches just up to her eyes.

What cookies stay fresh the longest? ›

Dry cookies, like shortbread cookies, gingersnaps, and Danish butter cookies, will stay fresher for longer because they have very little moisture. Dry cookies become stale when they suck up moisture from the air - causing them to become soft and lose their snap.

How to transport Linzer cookies? ›

If you want to send Linzer cookies and are scared that the jam may glue them together accidently, cut out small squares of parchment paper and stack them with these squares in between. Be sure that you stack the cookies high, you don't want them to get broken.

Do cookies with jam need to be refrigerated? ›

Cookies made with more perishable ingredients, like ricotta cookies, jam cookies, or meringue cookies, will need cooler temperatures within a few hours of baking. Look to the fridge (or freezer) if they'll be around longer.

What Cookie did Nabisco discontinue? ›

Earlier this year, Nabisco discontinued its Famous Chocolate Wafers, one year short of the cookie's 100th anniversary. Makers of icebox cakes and chocolate crusts were incensed, and you know what happens when a bunch of bakers get outraged? They riot in the streets!

What is the most popular Cookie today? ›

Chocolate chip cookies

What is the most popular type of cookie? It might just be this one. Ever the crowd-pleaser, the chocolate chip cookie is renowned for its balance of richness and sweetness.

Why were Linzer cookies invented? ›

From Tart to Cookie in Linz

In Linz, a city in Austria, bakers would make a batch of Linzertorte dough but instead of making tarts which were unaffordable for non-royalty at that time they cut out shapes such as stars and made it into sandwich cookies topped with a second cut out and filled with jam.

What are Linzer cookies made of? ›

Linzer cookies are buttery, jam-filled sandwich cookies based on the classic Viennese Linzer torte, a nutty jam-filled pastry with a lattice design on top. The cookies have a shortbread-like texture and nutty flavor that comes from finely ground almonds and almond extract in the dough.

How many calories in a Linzer cookie? ›

LINZER COOKIES NUTRITIONAL VALUES & CALORIES

Each cookie has about 170 calories. It contains 19,2 grams of protein and 33.7 grams of sugar. Linzer cookies have 22.5 grams of fat, 102 milligrams of cholesterol and 334 milligrams of sodium. Linzer cookies are high in saturated fat.

How to use Linzer cookie cutters? ›

Thumbprint Linzer Cookie Cutters
  1. Roll out dough to 1/2" thick.
  2. Press on the outer edge of the cutter to cut out cookie.
  3. Depress the plunger to create the design on the top of the cookie.
  4. Fill the center and bake!

When was the Linzer cookie invented? ›

Way back in 1653, this recipe (originally a tart) was discovered in the cookery manuscript of Countess Anna Margarita Sagramosa In Austria. The tart was baked like a pie with a delicious buttery almond crust, filled with black currant preserves and topped with a latticework crust.

Are Linzer tarts Italian? ›

The Linzer torte is a traditional Austrian pastry, a form of shortbread topped with fruit preserves and sliced nuts with a lattice design on top. It is named after the city of Linz, Austria.

Which countries have Ben's cookies? ›

Ben's Cookies currently has numerous stores in the United Kingdom, including Bath, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, London, and Reading. It has also opened stores overseas in Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Bangkok, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, and Dallas.

What cookies are made in England? ›

British Biscuits & Cookies
  • Walkers Shortbread And Biscuits A selection of shortbread and biscuits in the red tartan packaging from Scotland.
  • McVities Biscuits Jaffa cakes, biscuits, Penguin bars and biscuit bars.
  • Cadburys Biscuits Chocolate Fingers, Digestives, Jaffa Cakes, reduced fat and Animal biscuits.

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