Name: Raspberry Linzer Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 9 min
Total time: 39 min
Yield: 15 Cookies
Cuisine: Other

Real Life of Lulu Verified

January 23, 2026

Raspberry Linzer Cookies bring old-world charm to your plate with tender almond–lemon dough and a bright swipe of seedless raspberry jam. Each sandwich cookie shows off a little cutout “window,” then sparkles under a snowfall of powdered sugar. They look bakery-fancy, taste nostalgically homemade, and vanish fast at any gathering.

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Raspberry Linzer Cookies

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Ingredients

WarningMilk and 6 other allergens identified

Instructions

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Instructions

Combine sugar, butter, cream cheese, and the egg in a large bowl. Beat until light and fluffy.

Lightly spoon the flour into a measuring cup and level off.

Add flour, baking powder, ground almonds, and lemon peel and mix at low speed until well blended.

Shape the dough into two disks and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

About 10 minutes before taking the dough out of the refrigerator, preheat the oven to 350℉.

Roll out 1 disk of dough at a time to ⅛ inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. The dough will be stiff. Keep the remaining dough refrigerated.

Cut the dough with a floured 3-inch round cookie cutter.

Cut and remove a 1-inch holiday-shaped hole from the center of half of the cookies. Place the cookies on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake at 350℉ for 8-9 minutes or until the edges just start to brown.

Let the cookies cool for 1 minute then remove from the cookie sheets and place on wire racks.

Cool for 10 minutes or until completely cooled.

Spread the cooled whole cookies with a thin layer of jam, leaving a ¼ inch border. Top them with the cutout cookies and press gently.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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Tips & Tricks (5)

Almond Flour Finesse 🥜
Toast ground almonds before incorporating them into the dough to enhance their nutty flavor and create a more complex taste profile for your Linzer cookies.
Chill for Perfection 🧊
Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least 1 hour before rolling out to prevent spreading and ensure clean, precise cutouts with crisp edges.
Jam Jamming Technique 🍓
Use a piping bag or squeeze bottle to apply raspberry jam for a neat, controlled fill that prevents messy overflow and creates a professional-looking sandwich cookie.
Powdered Sugar Hack 🍬
Dust powdered sugar just before serving to prevent moisture absorption, keeping the cookies crisp and maintaining their delicate, snowy appearance.
Window Cutout Pro Tip 🔪
Use a small offset spatula or thin knife to carefully transfer delicate cutout cookie tops to prevent breaking, ensuring a pristine final presentation.