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Chocolate Linzer cookies served
Simple and delicious homemade chocolate Linzer

Chocolate Linzer Cookies

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
Linzer dough is the queen of shortcrusts. The secret is high fat content and a 'short' texture, achieved by coating flour in fat to inhibit gluten. Here, cocoa powder acts like flour but with zero gluten, making the dough even more tender—and fragile. Handle with care!
🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
🍳 Cook Time 12 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr 12 mins
🍽️ Servings 20 servings
🔥 Calories 280 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Rolling Pin
  • Linzer Cutters (solid and with cutout)
  • Parchment Paper

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Egg

Instructions

1 ✓

Mix dry ingredients (flour, cocoa, sugar). Rub in cold butter quickly.

Tip: Use fingertips or a pastry cutter to keep butter cold.
2 ✓

Add yolks and vanilla, form a ball. Chill 30 mins.

Tip: Solidifies the butter for easier handling.
3 ✓

Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll out to 1/8 inch thick. Cut pairs (one solid, one with hole).

Tip: Roll between parchment sheets to avoid adding extra flour.
4 ✓

Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool on the sheet!

Tip: Very fragile when hot; moving them will warp shapes.
5 ✓

Dust tops with sugar, spread jam on bottoms, sandwich together.

Tip: Keeps the jam shiny in the window.

Recipe FAQ

Why did they lose shape?
The dough was too warm; the butter melted before the cookie set. Chill the cut cookies on the baking sheet for 10 mins before baking!
Why are they hard?
Overworked dough or too much flour during rolling.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 2/3 cup Cold Butter
  • 2 large Egg Yolks
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 3/4 cup Apricot Jam
  • 1 tbsp Powdered Sugar (for dusting)