Chocolate Hazelnut Linzer Cookies
Serves 1825 mins prep30 mins cook
Two buttery, chocolate, hazelnut and almond cookies sandwiched together with a layer of jam or chocolate hazelnut spread, these Chocolate Linzer Cookies are perfect for any holiday cookie box!
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Make the Dough Grind or chops the nuts as finely as you can without turning it into almond/ cashew butter. If you're using a food processor, stop once the nuts look finely ground but haven't started clumping together. In a mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the soft butter, vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar. Start slow and then increase the speed to medium. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Pour in the cocoa powder and mix again. Add in the ground nuts, all purpose flour, and almond flour and mix again until fully combined. Pour the dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap and bring it together into a smooth disk. Wrap the dough tight and place in the fridge for 1 hour. Shape and Bake the Cookies Preheat the oven to 350 F. Arrange a rack in the center of the oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Roll the chilled cookie dough out on a lightly floured surface. Roll it out to 1/4" thickness, as thin as you can with the finely chopped nuts. Use one larger cookie cutter to cut out as many cookies as possible. Transfer the large cookies to the lined baking sheets. Cut out the centers of half of the cookies with the smaller cookie cutter. The small cut outs can be baked as their own separate cookie or mixed back in with the remaining dough. Carefully bring the dough scraps back together and re roll it out. Cut out another round of cookies and repeat the process one more time. I usually do this while the first batch is baking. Leave at least .5" between each cookie, they shouldn't spread much but you want to make sure air can easily circulate around each cookie. Place the baking sheet into the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes. Once the cookies have baked for 10 minutes, take them out of the oven and place the pan on a wire rack to cool briefly. Finishing touches *If filling with chocolate hazelnut spread, dust the tops of the cookies, with the center cut out, with powdered sugar before filling. After 5-10 minutes, flip the cookies without a center cut out, over. Then, place one tablespoon of jam or chocolate spread into the center of each and slightly spread it out. Place one cookie with the center cut out over each cookie with filling on it and press down gently to sandwich them together. Sprinkle the surface of the sandwiched cookies with powdered sugar and leave to cool fully.View original recipe