Home Recipes The best Christmas recipes Valentine’s Day Linzer Cookies Valentine’s Day Linzer Cookies Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments By: Pamela Rousseau, RD, Registered Dietitian Preparation 30 min Cooking 10-12 min Refrigeration 2h30 Freezing 0 min 20 cookies Worth the effort (moderate) Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments Peculiarities Nut-free Peanut-free Vegetarian Categories Desserts Thematics Comfort food Gifts Valentine’s Day Linzer Cookies We’re head over heels for these cookies! These Valentine’s day cookies are in fact Linzer cookies, and they taste like a mix between butter cookies and sugar cookies. With their beautiful raspberry filling, they are the perfect dessert to celebrate Valentine’s day! Put on your apron and get busy in the kitchen! Your cookies will surely be the envy of everyone. And it’s the perfect occasion to double your recipe and gift cookies to your love ones! SIMPLY DELICIOUS: BPT has a ton of decadent cookie recipes! Chewy Mini Eggs Cookies (The Best) Dark Chocolate Cookies Oatmeal Date Cookies Avocado White Chocolate Chip Cookies Chocolate & Nutella Linzer Cookies (Fudgeeo Style) Bonà savoir The secret behind a beautiful dough If your dough becomes sticky and difficult to manipulate, refrigerate it again a few minutes. The goal is to always keep it cold. Otherwise, the butter might start to melt, which makes the dough harder to work with. A cold dough is however tougher, so you might have to use more strength! Ingredients Metric system Imperial system Valentine's day cookies (Linzer cookies) All-purpose flour - 1 ¾ cup 430 mL To discover! Almond flour - ½ cup 125 mL To discover! Cinnamon - 1 teaspoon 5 mL To discover! Kosher salt - ½ teaspoon 2.5 mL To discover! Unsalted butter, at room temperature - ½ lb ½ pound 227 g To discover! Sugar - ⅔ cup 160 mL To discover! Egg - 1 1 To discover! Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon 5 mL To discover! Raspberry jam - ¾ cup 180 mL To discover! Icing sugar - 2 tablespoons 30 mL To discover! Preparation Switch to cook mode Valentine's day cookies (Linzer cookies) Step 1 In a bowl, mix together the flour, almond flour, cinnamon, and salt. Step 2 In a second bowl, using a hand mixer, whip the butter and sugar for about 2 minutes or until smooth. Add the egg and vanilla extract. Mix well. Step 3 Incorporate the dry ingrdients to the butter mix. Separate the dough into 2 circles. Cover each piece with a plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours. Step 4 On a floured work surface, roll out the first piece of dough until it is about 3 to 5 mm (1/8 to ¼ inch) thick. Using a fluted or round cookie cutter, cut as much cookies as possible. Step 5 Using a smaller cookie cutter, cut out a shape in the middle of each cookie. Then, place the cookies on a baking sheet and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Repeat with the second piece of dough. Step 6 Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F) and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Step 7 Bake the cookies 10 to 12 minutes, until the sides are golden. Let cool completely. Step 8 Garnish each cookie base with a teaspoon of jam and sprinkle icing sugar on the top parts. Assemble the cookies. Like it? Share it!