Linzer Cookies

Recipe of these cookies belongs to Austrian cuisine, known for its delicious desserts. These cookies are easy to make, very tasty, soft, and homely. Be sure to make them and impress your guests. Also, such cookies will make a wonderful gift; you can shape the 'windows' in the cookies into different forms (hearts like mine, trees, little people, etc.)

For the dough

Unsalted butter

1/2 cup

Sugar

1/3 cup

Egg

1 pc

Vanilla extract

1/2 tsp

Almond flour

1/2 cup

All-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups

Baking powder

1/2 tsp

Salt

a pinch

For the jam

Fruit puree

1 cup

Sugar

3/4 cup

To make Linzer cookies, beat room temperature butter with sugar for about 2 minutes, add vanilla extract (vanilla, vanilla sugar), then add an egg and beat for about a minute.

In a separate bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients.

Add them to the butter, mix well until the dough comes together.

Divide the dough into two parts, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about 2 hours.

While the dough chills, let's make the jam. You can use ready-made jam or thick preserves. I made jam from frozen strawberry puree. I placed it in a saucepan, melted it on the stove, added sugar, and cooked until thickened (I cooked the jam for about 20 minutes). Allow the jam to cool.