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Updated Nov 1, 2012
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Prize-Winning Recipe 2006! Sugar cookie mix jump-starts the making of a classic Austrian cookie layered with raspberry jam.

Linzer Cookie Tarts

  • Prep Time 1 hr 15 min
  • Total 2 hr 0 min
  • Servings 32
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • Reynolds™ Parchment Paper
  • 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
  • 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted, finely chopped
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 egg
  • 2/3 cup seedless raspberry jam
  • 1/3 cup dark or semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with Reynolds Parchment Paper; set aside. In large bowl, stir together cookie mix and almonds. Stir in melted butter, almond extract and egg until stiff dough forms.
  • Step 
    2
    On floured surface, roll half of dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 2-inch round or fluted cookie cutter. On lined cookie sheets, place cookies 2 inches apart.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 7 to 9 minutes minutes or until set. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.
  • Step 
    4
    Meanwhile, on floured surface, roll other half of dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with linzer cutter with hole in center, OR cut with same 2-inch round or fluted cookie cutter and use small 1-inch cutter or bottle top to cut round hole out of center of each cookie. On lined cookie sheets, place cookies 2 inches apart.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until set. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.
  • Step 
    6
    Spread 1 teaspoon jam on bottom of each whole cookie; top each with cutout cookie to make sandwich cookie. In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High about 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds, until melted and stirred smooth. Using tip of fork or knife, drizzle chocolate in lines over cookies. Let stand until chocolate is set, about 45 minutes. Store between sheets of Reynolds Parchment Paper in tightly covered container.

Nutrition

120 Calories
4 1/2g Total Fat
1g Protein
18g Total Carbohydrate
12g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
120
Calories from Fat
40
Total Fat
4 1/2g
7%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
55mg
2%
Potassium
30mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
18g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
12g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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