Linzer Christmas Cookies

Linzer Cookies are Austria's most famous dessert.  Traditionally the cookies are made with almond flour, and the cookies are sandwiched together with a layer of jelly or jam.  The top cookie is dusted with powered sugar and has a cutout so the jam, typically raspberry,  is visible making them very decadent.

Linzer Christmas Cookies are an embellished version of the real thing.  I make mine from my favorite sugar cookie recipe, sandwich them with seedless jam, and embellish them with drizzled white chocolate and sprinkles of coarse sugar, which makes them irresistible.

Linzer Christmas Cookies

Ingredients:
1 recipe of your favorite sugar cookie recipe
1/2-3/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
4 oz. white chocolate, melted
2 oz. coarse sugar

Directions:
Preheat oven according to sugar cookie recipe. Roll out sugar cookie dough 1/4 inch deep. Using desired cookie cutters, cut 1/2 of the recipe into desired shape and and bake. Cool on a rack until ready to assemble. Using the same cookie cutter, cutout the remainder of the dough. Using the same design, cut a center design out with a cookie cutter that is twice as small and bake. Cool on a cooling rack until ready to assemble. 

To assemble, spread a small amount of jam in the center of the cookie and lay the cookie that has the center cutout on top of the jam. When all the cookies have been assembled, place all of them in three rows on wax paper and drizzle melted white chocolate over the cookies. Immediately sprinkle the coarse sugar; let set until the chocolate has hardened.

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