Description
Sweet heart-shaped Linzer strawberry heart cookies melt with Austrian charm and romantic flair. Delicate almond-dusted pastry frames showcase ruby strawberry jam, promising pure culinary romance for passionate bakers and cookie enthusiasts.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (226 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Finishing Ingredients:
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup strawberry jam
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Whip softened butter and sugar in a spacious mixing bowl until the mixture transforms into a pale, airy consistency, approximately two minutes.
- Gently incorporate egg yolk and vanilla extract, stirring until thoroughly blended and smooth.
- Combine flour, ground cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl, whisking to distribute ingredients evenly.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into the butter mixture, mixing until a cohesive dough emerges with a uniform texture.
- Partition the dough into two equal portions, carefully shaping each into a flattened disc.
- Encase each disc separately in plastic wrap, ensuring a tight seal to prevent moisture loss.
- Refrigerate the wrapped dough for half an hour, allowing it to firm and develop enhanced flavor complexity.
- After chilling, roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to approximately 1/8-inch thickness.
- Utilize heart-shaped cookie cutters to create delicate base and top cookie pieces, ensuring precise edges.
- Cut matching heart shapes, reserving smaller heart cutouts for the cookie centers.
- Arrange cookie pieces on parchment-lined baking sheets, maintaining consistent spacing.
- Bake in a preheated oven until edges turn golden and cookies achieve a delicate, crisp appearance.
- Allow cookies to cool completely on wire racks before assembling.
- Dust base cookies with powdered sugar and spread strawberry jam on the surface.
- Carefully position top cookie pieces, creating a beautiful sandwich with visible jam peeking through the center heart cutout.
Notes
- Cream butter and sugar thoroughly to ensure a smooth, airy texture that guarantees tender cookies with a delicate crumb.
- Chilling the dough is crucial for preventing spread and creating clean, precise heart-shaped cutouts with sharp edges.
- Use room temperature ingredients, especially butter and egg, to achieve better incorporation and a more consistent dough texture.
- For gluten-free adaptation, swap all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to maintain the cookie’s delicate structure.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Austrian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 40mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg