Cranberry Linzer Cookies

Tender Linzer-style cookies sandwiched together with homemade cranberry jam for an American twist on the classic cookie.

• Preparation Time: 45 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 79 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.75 cup butter, softened
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 0.33333334326744 cup brown sugar
• 0.33333334326744 cup water
• 0.5 cup cornmeal
• 0.375 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 cups finely chopped cranberries
• 1.5 tablespoons butter
• 1.5 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.

Step 2

Gather all ingredients.

Step 3

Form dough into a ball, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour.

Step 4

Make cookies: Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg until well combined.

Step 5

Whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.

Step 6

Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture; stir until incorporated. Beat vanilla into butter mixture.

Step 7

Roll dough out onto a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thick. Cut dough with a round or Linzer cookie cutter. Use a smaller cutter to cut the center from the tops.

Step 8

Place cookie bottoms and tops 1-inch apart on the prepared baking sheets.

Step 9

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Step 10

Make filling: Stir together cranberries, brown sugar, and water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; cook until cranberries are soft, about 10 minutes. Stir butter and lemon juice into cranberry mixture; remove from heat and cool.

Step 11

Spread a small amount of filling onto one side of the bottom half of a cookie.

Step 12

Place the top half of the cookie on top of filling. Repeat assembly process with remaining cookies and filling.