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heart shaped shortbread sandwich cookies with small heart cutout in top layer and raspberry preserves between the cookies sitting on a white platter with a rolling pin and dish towel beside it
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Linzer Heart Cookies

These cookies make a beautiful presentation and are easy to make. You can actually make these cookies for any occasion by using a different shape cookie cutter and changing the flavor/color of jam.
Course Dessert
Keyword cookie, linzer cookie, shortbread cookie
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 12 cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, cut up and softened
  • 1/4 cup raspberry jam/preserves (seedless)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • In a food processor, combine flour, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and salt. Process until blended.
  • Add butter, and process with on/off turns until mixture is like coarse meal. Then process until dough pulls away from bowl and forms a ball.
  • Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • On a well floured surface roll dough to 1/8 inch thick.
  • Cut dough into heart shapes with 3-4 inch cookie cutter.
  • Using a 1-2" heart shaped cookie cutter, cut out centers of half of the cookies.
  • Place cookies on a baking sheet. Bake at 325 degrees for 13-16 minutes until lightly browned.
  • Remove from baking sheet and cool on racks.
  • Spread each solid cookie with raspberry jam.
  • Sift confectioner's sugar over cookies with heart cut out and place on top of jam covered cookies.