Best Chocolate Linzer Cookies Recipes

HAZELNUT-CHOCOLATE LINZER COOKIES

Steps:

• Add the nuts to the bowl of a food processor, fitted with a blade, and pulse until finely ground (it should be powdery and not a paste), about 15 pulses. Set aside. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl until evenly combined and set aside.
• Put the butter and sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, and mix on medium speed until creamy and light, about 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the mixer, scrape down sides of the bowl, and add egg yolks and vanilla. Mix until well incorporated.
• Mix in the orange zest, ground hazelnut powder, and the flour mixture until just incorporated. Divide the dough into 2 even pieces, pat each into a thin disk, enclose in plastic wrap, and let rest in refrigerator at least 1 hour and up to 12 hours.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and arrange racks in the upper and lower third of the oven. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and let sit at room temperature until pliable enough to roll. Roll out half of the dough on a piece of lightly floured parchment or waxed paper to 1/4-inch thickness. Using a 2-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter, cut out rounds of dough. Using a 3/4-inch round cookie cutter, cut out the center of half of rounds to make rings. Transfer rounds and rings to the freezer to set up for 5 minutes before continuing. Gather the dough scraps and chill.
• Transfer the chilled cookies to parchment-lined baking sheets, leaving at least 1-inch between each cookie. Bake 2 sheets of cookies at a time until the undersides are golden, switching sheets halfway through, about 12 to 15 minutes total. Cool 5 minutes on sheets then remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat until all dough is used.
• To assemble cookies, spread 1 teaspoon of the chocolate spread on the bottom of each solid round cookie, then top with a ring-shaped cookie.
• For Blackberry-Pecan Linzer Cookies variation, follow the same instructions except spread 1/2 teaspoon jam on the bottom side of each solid round cookie, then top with a ring-shaped cookie.

DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE LINZER TART COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Using a floured 1-in. round cookie cutter, cut out the centers of half of the cookies. Place solid and window cookies 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake 6-8 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Spread 1/2 teaspoon melted chocolate on bottoms of solid cookies; refrigerate until firm. Spread 1/2 teaspoon jam on top of chocolate; top with window cookies. Drizzle with remaining chocolate; let stand until set. Freeze option: Transfer wrapped disks to a resealable plastic freezer bag; freeze. To use, thaw dough in refrigerator until soft enough to roll. Proceed as directed.

CHOCOLATE LINZER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle. , Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion to 1/8-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Roll out remaining dough; cut with a 2-1/2-in. floured doughnut cutter so the center is cut out of each cookie. , Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool., Spread melted chocolate over the bottoms of solid cookies. Place cookies with cutout centers over chocolate. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon jam in center of each cookie.

CHOCOLATE-TAHINI LINZER COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and 1 tsp. salt in a medium bowl to combine. Beat granulated sugar and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add egg and vanilla and beat to incorporate, about 1 minute. Reduce speed to low and add dry ingredients. Beat just until dough comes together. Divide in half and pat each into a disk; wrap tightly in plastic. Chill just long enough that dough is rollable and no longer sticky, about 30 minutes.
• Working one at a time, roll out dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper until 1/8" thick. Slide onto baking sheets, still sandwiched between parchment, and chill until very firm, about 1 hour.
• Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 350°F. Carefully peel away top sheets of parchment from dough and punch out cookies with larger cutters. Punch out centers of half of cookies with smaller cutters. Carefully transfer whole cookies with a spatula to a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing 1" apart. Sprinkle remaining cut-out cookies with sanding sugar, then transfer to another parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake cookies until edges are set, 7-10 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets. Repeat process with scraps (chill dough again before punching out shapes).
• Melt chocolate and tahini in a bowl in a microwave in 20-second bursts, stirring after each, until chocolate is melted (or melt in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water; do not let bowl touch water). Stir to combine and season with salt. Spread filling over whole cookies; top with cut-out cookies.
• Do Ahead
• Cookies can be assembled 5 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

HOT CHOCOLATE LINZER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, ground almonds, cocoa and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle., On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/16-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. gingerbread man cookie cutter. Using a floured 3/4-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut a heart from half of the cookies., Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Spread the bottom of each solid cookie with 1 tablespoon marshmallow creme; gently place cutout cookies over creme. Store in an airtight container.

HOT CHOCOLATE LINZER COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, ground almonds, cocoa and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/16-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. gingerbread man cookie cutter. Using a floured 3/4-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut a heart from half of the cookies.
• Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• Spread the bottom of each solid cookie with 1 tablespoon marshmallow creme; gently place cutout cookies over creme. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 20 cookies. To Make Ahead: Dough can be made 2 days in advance. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before rolling out. Cookies can be baked 1 week ahead of time and stored in an airtight container or frozen for up to 1 month.

CHOCOLATE LINZER COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Beat in vanilla and eggs until smooth. Add remaining ingredients except jam and melted chocolate. Beat until well blended. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour (dough will be sticky).
• Heat oven to 375°F. Roll 1/4 of dough at a time to 1/8-inch thickness between sheets of waxed paper. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated until ready to roll.) Cut with 2-inch cookie cutter (dip cutter into baking cocoa if desired). Cut small shape from center of some of the cookies if desired. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
• Spread about 1/2 teaspoon jam on bottom of whole cookies; top with cutout cookie or another whole cookie. Drizzle with melted chocolate. Let stand until chocolate is firm. 3 dozen sandwich cookies

CHOCOLATE-TAHINI LINZER COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk flour cocoa powder, baking powder , and 1 tsp salt in a medium bowl to combine.
• Beat granulated sugar and butter in a bowl of a strand mixer fitted with paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
• Add egg and vanilla and beat to incorporate, about 1 minute.
• Reduce speed to low and add dry ingredients. Beat just until dough comes together.
• Divide in half and pat each into a disk, wrap tightly in plastic. Chill just long enough that dough is rollable and no longer sticky, about 30 minutes.
• Working one at a time, roll out dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper until 1/8" thick. Slide onto baking sheets, still sandwiched between parchment, and chill until very firm, about 1 hour.
• Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven, preheat to 350 degrees.
• Carefully peel away top sheets of parchment from dough and punch out cookies with larger cutters. Punch out centers of half of cookies with smaller cutters.
• Carefully transfer whole coolies with a spatula to a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing 1" apart.
• Sprinkle remaining cutout cookies with sanding sugar, then transfer to another parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake coolies until edges are set, 7-10 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets.
• Repeat process with scraps (chill dough again before punching out shapes).
• Melt chocolate and tahini in a bowl in a microwave in 20-second bursts, stirring after each, until chocolate is melted (or melt in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, do not let bowl touch water). Stir to combine and season with salt.
• Spread filling over whoe cookies ; top with cut-out cookies.
• DO AHEAD: Cookies can be assembled 5 days ahead. Store airtight at room at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE LINZER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl combine flour, cocoa, cinnamon, sugar and almonds.
• Toss lightly with a fork, add butter pieces.
• Gather into a ball.
• Wrap securely in plastic wrap and chill 4 to 5 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• On lightly floured surface roll out half of dough.
• Cut put rounds using a 3-inch round biscuit cutter.
• With the remaining half of dough cut out rounds with the same cutter, but also cut a smaller circle(about3/4-inch) in the center, using a bottle cap.
• Place both batches on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from cookie sheet and cool completely.
• Spread plain cookies with jam and cover with a cookie with a whole in the center.
• Sprinkle tops with confectioners' sugar.

CHOCOLATE LINZER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cookie: 1. Blend butter and sugar until mixed 2. Sift dry ingredients together 3. Add eggs folowed by dry ingredients 4. Once dough is mixed pour it onto baking paper. 5. Lay a second sheet of paper on doufh and flatten with a rolling pin for storage. Refrigerate until needed. Ganache: 6. While cream and invert sugar are coing to a boil, pour chocolate wafers in a stainless beaker 7. Pour cream over chocolae and allow to stand for 3 minutes. Immersion blend. 8. After ganache has cooled to 35c., add butter and immersion blend. 9. Pour ganache into shallow dish and cover direcly with plastic wrap. Allow ganache to set at room temperature until ready to use. Raspberry jam: 10. Pour raspberry puree, fresh raspberries, sugar and glucose in a pan. 11. Once jam has boiled for 2 minutes, add lemon juice. 12. Pour jam into a shallow dish and refrigerate until needed. Assembly: 13. Remove paper from refrigerated and divide dough into 2 pieces. 14. Roll dough in between 2 Silpats 15. Process nibs and sugar until a fine particle size is achieved. 16. Cut dough into desired shapes working quickly to keep dough cold. 17, Sprinkle top cookie with nib sugar. 18. Dock bottom cookie before baking. 19. Pipe ganache onto cookie bottom leaving a space for the jam. 20. Pipe jam into center. 21. Lay top on and apply even pressure.

CHOCOLATE-TOPPED LINZER COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour and spices. Beat butter and 1 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add egg yolks; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Add nuts; mix well. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into ball; flatten slightly. Wrap individually in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 350ºF. Roll out 1 dough piece on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness; cut into 24 rounds with 2-1/2 inch cookie cutter, rerolling dough scraps as necessary. Transfer to baking sheets. Use 1-inch round cookie cutter to cut out centers from 12 rounds. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Bake 10 to 12 min. or until edges are golden brown. Cool on baking sheets 3 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Spread jam over whole cookies. Use fine-mesh strainer to evenly sprinkle 1 Tbsp. of the remaining sugar over remaining cookies; place, sugar sides up, over jam-topped cookies.
• Melt chocolate as directed on package. Beat cream cheese with mixer until creamy. Beat in chocolate, then remaining sugar until light and fluffy. Spoon heaping teaspoon of the chocolate mixture onto center of each cookie. Let stand 10 min. or until chocolate is firm.