Linzer Tarts

Submitted by Randi0721

"Grandma's Recipe"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 30 sandwich cookies
• Serves: 30

ingredients

• 3 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 12 ounces seedless raspberry preserves
• 1⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar, approximate

directions

1. Cream butter, add sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
2. Add dry ingredients and blend thoroughly.
3. Chill for about 1/2 an hour.
4. Roll out dough between 1/8 and 1/4 inch on a lightly floured surface.
5. Cut half of the dough with flower cookie cutter, and the other half with the same cutter, but with centers removed.
6. Bake each batch 6-10 minutes at 400 degrees, or until just golden brown.
7. Spread preserves on whole cookies (bottoms), and top with cutouts.
8. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar until covered.

Reviews

[Mister Lizard]

Loved this recipe. It was very easy to make, not too crumbly and quite delicious. Even my daughter liked hers! I substituted 1 teaspoon of the vanilla with natural orange extract, which worked well with raspberry jam for the filling.