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Prep time
30 minutes
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Cook time
10 minutes
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Makes
about two dozen
Author Notes
These cookies are a cross between traditional Linzer Augen (called "eyes" for the cut out circles) and hazelnut shortbread.
To toast hazelnut meal (I use Bob's Red Mill brand), preheat your oven to 300ºF. Spread the meal evenly on a parchment lined baking sheet and place in the preheated oven. Every minute or so, stir it around to ensure even browning. It should only take a few minutes to become golden. —Melanie K.
Ingredients
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120 grams
unsalted butter, room temperature
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52 grams
icing sugar
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1/4 teaspoon
salt
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1/2 teaspoon
cinnamon
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45 grams
ground hazelnut meal, toasted
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100 grams
plain flour
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20 grams
cornstarch or potato starch
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raspberry jam (or any jam of your choice)
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extra icing sugar for dusting
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350ºF (160ºC fan oven).
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Mix butter and sugar until blended, either with a mixer or by hand. Do not cream mixture as you would chocolate chip cookies.
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Add vanilla, cinnamon and salt, then mix in the toasted hazelnut flour. Mix in flour and starch until just combined. Do not overwork the dough!
Chill the dough, wrapped in plastic, for at least 20 minutes.
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For sandwich cookies, roll out to 3mm (1/8″) thick. For regular shortbread, 4-5mm. Cut into desired shapes. For traditional Linzers, use a smaller cutter to make a “window” in the sandwich tops.
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Place cutouts on a parchment lined baking tray and chill in the freezer for a few minutes. This helps the biscuits to keep their shape in the oven.
Bake until edges are lightly browned, 8-10 minutes for thinner cookies, 10-12 for thicker.
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When cool, sift icing sugar over the tops with cutouts. Spread a teaspoon of jam on each of the remaining halves and sandwich the tops/bottoms together.
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