Homemade Linzer Cookies are Screaming Your Name

Linzer cookies are sandwich cookies with a gorgeous raspberry filling. Though sandwich cookies can be hard to make, these are surprisingly easy!

Ingredients

• 1 cup of raspberries
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
• 1 cup of flour
• 1 cup of almond flour
• 10 tablespoons of softened unsalted butter
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2  teaspoon of lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 egg

Recipe

1. Cook the raspberries, sugar, half the sugar, and lemon juice in a pot and for 10 minutes over medium until it turns into a thick jam. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
2. Whisk the two flours together in a small bowl. 
3. Cream the butter, 1/2 cup of sugar, salt, lemon zest, and vanilla in a bowl for 3 minutes. Add in the egg and mix for 1-2 minutes longer. 
4. Fold the flours in with a spatula until just combined. 
5. Wrap up the dough and chill for 1-2 hours. 
6. Flour a surface and the top of the top and roll out to 1/4 inch thickness. 
7. Use a 2 1/2 inch cutter to stamp out the cookies, and then stamp out the center of half of them with a 1/2 inch cutter. 
8. Bake at 350 F for 12 minutes or until golden, cool, and then add the jam to the bottom half. Sandwich with the cut out cookie on top, and enjoy!