Linzer Tarts

Name: Linzer Tarts
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: about 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 large egg; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Additional confectioners' sugar; 1/2 cup Nutella

With a creamy chocolate and hazelnut filling, these decadent Christmas cookies look and taste amazing. Guests will never guess how relatively easy they are to make. —Mary Maddox, Bellmore, New York

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 large egg
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Additional confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup Nutella

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide dough in thirds. Shape each into a ball, then flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll one portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2-1/2-in. holiday cookie cutters. Using floured 1-in. shaped cookie cutters, cut out the centers of half of the cookies.
Place solid and window cookies 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining portions of dough. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Sprinkle window cookies with additional confectioners' sugar. Spread 1 teaspoon Nutella on the bottom of each solid cookie; place window cookies over filling.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 177 calories, 10g fat (5g saturated fat), 29mg cholesterol, 84mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

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cindiak

Dec 18, 2015

I've been making these for a few years. They do take a little bit more work but are very impressive.
ellashaw

Jan 2, 2014

The Nutella makes for a unique twist on the sandwich cookie. These were quite good, and I will definitely make them again.