Pecan Linzer Cookies with Cherry Filling
From karlyn255 14 years agoIngredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- 3/4 cup pecan halves, toasted shopping list
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, plus more for sprinkling shopping list
- 1/8 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon shopping list
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces shopping list
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar shopping list
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract shopping list
- 1 large egg shopping list
- 1/2 cup cherry jam, strained shopping list
How to make it
- Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl; set aside.
- Pulse pecans, confectioners' sugar, salt, and cinnamon in a food processor until finely ground (but not wet); transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Add butter and granulated sugar; mix on medium speed until fluffy.
- Mix in vanilla and egg.
- Reduce speed to low.
- Add flour mixture; mix until combined.
- Halve dough; shape into disks.
- Wrap in plastic; refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Working with 1 disk at a time, roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thick. Refrigerate 20 minutes. Cut out squares with a 2-inch fluted cutter.
- Cut out centers of half the squares with a 1/2-inch heart cutter; reroll scraps.
- Space 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Bake squares and hearts until pale golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Transfer to racks to cool.
- Meanwhile, heat jam in a small saucepan over medium heat until reduced and thickened, about 7 minutes; let cool.
- Sprinkle cutout cookies with confectioners' sugar.
- Spread jam onto uncut squares; top with cutout ones.
- Store in an airtight container up to 2 days.
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Sounds labor intensive but delicious!! Good thing cooking is a journey not a destination!! High 5!
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A great recipe.
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