Almond Berry Linzer Cookies

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I have always wanted to make these cookies.
And I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to give it a go??
They’re so beautiful, like little stained glass windows.
And they’re amazingly delicious.

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They’re the kind of cookies that make your house smell like Christmas.
And put a smile on every kid (and husband’s) face.
Yep.  That’s what these are all about.

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I guess the reason I finally ventured out and tried these gorgeous cookies is because Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening asked me to share a holiday recipe with you.  So I tried something new.

I already use Crisco® for the Never Fail Pie Crust recipe,
I use it in my favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies,
and also in the Gingerbread Softies (Dang.  Are the holidays here yet??  I need all of these).

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So I already know how amazing Crisco® works in baked goods.  It really gives cookies that light-and-crisp-but-still-soft kind of touch.  It’s hard to describe—-it’s just that magic of Crisco®!
And I LOVE the Crisco® butter-flavor baking sticks because it makes the process even easier.  For this recipe, you just toss one stick in. EASY.

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ALMOND BERRY LINZER COOKIES
(makes appx. 2 dozen cookies)

1 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening (or 1 cup of Crisco)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp almond extract

2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup ground almonds (optional)

Berry jams
Powdered sugar for dusting

Beat the first four ingredients in a bowl with an electric mixer for one minute.
In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients together.  The ground almonds are optional, but they are SO good in there—they add a lot of flavor.  To create the ground almonds, I took a small package of sliced almonds and ground them in my food processor. If you don’t have a food processor, just crunch them up with your hands or use a mallet over a bag.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix, just until incorporated.  Try not to over mix.

Work in small batches and roll the dough onto a floured surface, till it’s fairly thin.  It’s important to work in small batches so your dough doesn’t become oversaturated with flour and become heavy.  You want to it stay light and soft.  I also prefer to roll the dough as thin as possible without it breaking, since you are going to sandwich two cookies together in the end.  This makes for a lighter cookie if you can roll them thin.

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Use a cookie cutter to cut out many stars. You can use other shapes too, I just like the look of stars, but they’re definitely more fragile to work with! Use a metal spatula to transfer the stars to a baking sheet.   Then use a smaller cookie cutter to cut out a smaller star from the center, on half of the cookies.  Remove the smaller star with a toothpick.

Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes.
Allow the cookies to cook.  Then comes the fun part…

Use your favorite berry jams to create the little “stained glass” windows.  I used homemade Strawberry Jam, Blackberry, and some other berry mixes.  It looks so pretty to use a variety of colors.  Maybe I should throw jalapeno jelly in there for a real holiday mix!

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Spread a small amount of jam in the center of each full star.  You don’t need a lot of jam, or it will drip over the side.

Then dust the cut-out cookies with powdered sugar.  Place them on a baking sheet or plate to do this—and shake a small strainer filled with powdered sugar over the top.  Then place each window cookie on top of a jam cookie and carefully sandwich them together.

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And you’re done!
Mmmm.  I can smell these all over again.

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And I definitely won’t admit how many I ate while preparing this blog post.
Of course every bit started with,  “I’ll just eat one point of the star”…and ended with me having to try every flavor in the mix.
Hooray for the holidays!  And hooray for Crisco!

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  1. 1) eva

    Greetings from San Antonio. Thanks so much for making this cookie. I really needed a new recipe for Christmas and these will be perfect. Happy holidays!!!

  2. 2) Alisa

    I’m Canadian so we don’t use ‘sticks’ of anything too often. I did think that 1 stick was equal to 1/2 cup though….in your recipe you say 1 stick or 1 cup. Could you clarify? My kids are reading this over my shoulder and would love for me to make them 🙂

    • 3) Francie T.

      The Crisco Baking Sticks come 3 in a package and each stick equals one cup..8 oz. Hope this helps!

    • 4) Dana

      Yes. Typically real butter is only 1/2 cup per stick. But these particular Crisco sticks are 1 cup per stick. If you don’t have the sticks though, just use I cup of shortening.
      Enjoy!

  3. 5) tünce

    So fun to see these linzer cookies here, it is traditional in my country 🙂
    Greetings from Budapest 🙂

  4. 6) Melissa Berry

    These cookies are so pretty; I’ve had my eye on them for awhile as well. Thanks for sharing the recipe. And Merry Christmas!

  5. 7) Tanja

    Ohhh, that’s awesome!
    I am from Linz, Austria and I didn’t know, that our traditional christmas bakery is that international!
    Linzer Augen – like we call it- are my almost favorite!
    All the best,
    Tanja

    http://minimidimami.blogspot.co.at

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