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Hazelnut Linzer Cookies

Hazelnut Linzer Cookies

These traditional holiday sandwich cookies are a spiced hazelnut cookie filled with raspberry jam. The cookies are topped with powdered sugar, perfectly showing off the Mickey Mouse shaped center!

Course Dessert
Keyword Cookie Stroll, EPCOT, Raspberry
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 16 cookies

Ingredients

Hazelnut Linzer Cookies

  • 1/2 cup whole raw hazelnuts
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Filling & Decoration

  • 3/4 cup raspberry jam
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Equipment

  • food processor
  • 3-inch fluted round cookie cutter
  • small Mickey Mouse shaped cookie cutter

Instructions

Hazelnut Linzer Cookies

  1. Pulse the hazelnuts in a food processor until ground. Combine the ground hazelnuts, flour, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.

  2. In a large bowl, beat the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract and beat until combined, about 1 minute. Slowly add the flour mixture and mix until soft dough forms. Divide dough into two rounds. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

  3. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  4. Remove one round of dough from refrigerator and roll on a floured surface to about 1/8-inch thickness. Cut the dough into rounds using the fluted cookie cutter. Place cut out cookies on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, until edges are set, but not browned. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

  5. Remove the remaining dough from refrigerator and roll to about 1/8-inch thickness. Cut the dough into rounds using the fluted cookie cutter and then Cut an additional 1/2-inch circle in the center of each cookie. Place on 8 cookies on each baking sheet and bake for 11-13 minutes, until edges are set, but not browned. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks.

Assembly

  1. When cookies have completely cooled, turn over the cookies without a Mickey shaped hole in the center and spread 1-2 teaspoons of raspberry jam on the flat side of each cookie.

  2. Sift powdered sugar on top of the cookies with a Mickey shaped hole in the center and place them on top of cookies with the jam.

Recipe Notes

Recipe courtesy of Disney Parks