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Chocolate Linzer Cookies

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 13, 2010
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Beautiful sandwich cookies filled with raspberry jam and topped with chocolate - perfect dessert for any party.

Chocolate Linzer Cookies

  • Prep Time 1 hr 10 min
  • Total 2 hr 10 min
  • Servings 36
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup hazelnuts, toasted, skin removed and and ground*
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 ounce semisweet baking chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup raspberry jam
  • 1 ounce semisweet baking chocolate, melted
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    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).
  • Step 
    2
    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.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
  • Step 
    4
    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

Nutrition

270 Calories
15g Total Fat
3g Protein
33g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
270
Calories from Fat
135
Total Fat
15g
Saturated Fat
8g
Cholesterol
45mg
Sodium
85mg
Total Carbohydrate
33g
Dietary Fiber
20g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Fruit; 3 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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