Linzer Cookies with Hazelnut Filling

7. 10. 2025

Do you love nutty Christmas cookies? Here’s an excellent recipe for Linzer cookies with a yolk glaze and hazelnut filling.

Ingredients:

For the dough:

• 1 cup of butter
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup of powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup ground walnuts

For the filling:

• 1/2 cup ground hazelnuts
• 2 tablespoons of rum
• ½ cup apricot jam

Glaze:

• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup of powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon of rum

Method:

• Prepare the ingredients for the dough and let it rest in the fridge for at least an hour.
• Roll out the cooled dough thinly and cut out shapes.
• Bake at 350°F for about 8 minutes.
• In the meantime, prepare the filling by mixing all the listed ingredients.
• Prepare the frosting by mixing egg yolks, sifted sugar, and rum.
• Spread half of the baked cookies with icing and half with cream, and then glue them together.
• Be careful; the candy is fragile!

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