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linzer cookies dusted with powdered sugar on a plate

mulled wine linzer cookies


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  • Author: Brittney
  • Total Time: 13 hours 12 minutes
  • Yield: 24
    • Prep Time: 1 hour
    • Inactive Time: 12 hours
    • Cook Time: 12 minutes
    • Cuisine: austrian

Ingredients

mulled wine jelly

  • 750 ml bottle dry red wine
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) brandy
  • 1 orange
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 3 whole star anise
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 4 juniper berries (optional)
  • 1 (1.75 ounce) box Sure Jell for less or no sugar needed recipes (the pink box version*)
  • ½ cup (120 ml) water
  • 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar, divided

linzer cookies

  • 1 cup (230 grams) unsalted butter, softened
  • ⅔ cup (135 grams) brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (100 grams) unblanched almond flour*
  • 2 ¼ cups (270 grams) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled*
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

mulled wine jelly

  1. Pour the wine and brandy into a saucepan. Squeeze in the juice of one orange. You can also add some of the orange peel if you’d like, but make sure to avoid the pith (white part). Stir in the cinnamon, star anise, cloves and juniper berries.
  2. Bring the mixture to a slight simmer over medium heat and cook for one minute.
  3. Turn off the heat (but leave the pot on the burner), cover and let the mixture steep for at least one hour.
  4. Strain the mulled wine into a bowl and discard the solids.
  5. In a clean large saucepan, whisk together the Sure Jell, water and ¼ cup (50 g) of sugar until smooth. Pour in the mulled wine and bring to a boil over high heat, whisking constantly.
  6. Add the remaining ¾ cup (150 g) of sugar and continue whisking until the mixture returns to a rolling boil. Cook for two minutes at a rapid boil, whisking constantly, then remove from heat. Skim off any foam from the top and carefully pour into jars, leaving at least ½ inch (12 mm) of head space.
  7. Let cool to room temperature and then cover and refrigerate until set (at least 12 hours).

linzer cookies

  1. Beat the softened butter and sugar using an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  2. Add the egg and vanilla extract and continue beating until combined.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine the almond flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt.
  4. Gradually add the flour and almond mixture to the wet mixture and continue mixing until the dough just comes together.
  5. Flatten the dough into a disc and cover with plastic wrap. Let the dough chill in the refrigerator approximately 2 hours* or until firm.

assembly

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Flour your work surface and roll out the dough to ⅛ inch (⅓ cm) thickness. It may be easiest to start with half of the dough, leaving the other half in the refrigerator.
  3. Use a cookie cutter* to cut out 48 shapes (the number will vary depending on the size of your cookie cutter; just make sure you have an even number).
  4. Using a smaller cookie cutter, cut the center out of 24 (or half) of the cookies. These will be your window cookies. Make sure to keep these cookies together on a baking sheet, as they might need just a bit less time in the oven.
  5. Bake the cookies 12 minutes or until just turning golden brown around the edges. Remove and let cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
  6. Once the cookies have cooled completely, dust the window cookies with powdered sugar.
  7. Place a spoonful of jelly on every whole cookie and top with the window cookies. These cookies are best served on the day of filling, but can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for several days.

Notes

Sure Jell: Sure Jell comes in several formulations. For this jelly, you need to make sure to the get the Sure Jell for Use in Less or No Sugar Needed Recipes. It comes in a pink box. Your jelly won’t set properly using the original Sure Jell.

Almond flour: You can make your own almond flour by processing ⅔ cup (100 g) of whole almonds in a food processor until finely ground.

Spooned and leveled: Scooping a measuring cup into a flour container can result in much more flour than intended, which can affect the success of your cookies. To get a more accurate measurement, use a spoon to lightly scoop flour into the measuring cup until it’s completely full. Then run the back of a knife over the cup to gently scrape off any excess.

Refrigerating cookie dough: You can make the cookie dough up to two days in advance. If refrigerating for more than a few hours, just make sure to let the cookie dough sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before working with it.

Cookie cutters: I used two star-shaped cookie cutters for these linzer cookies. The large star was approximately 3.5 inches (9 cm) in diameter and the window star was 2 inches (5 cm).