Geometric Gingerbread Linzer Cookies
These cookies are like gingerbread cookies and linzer cookies had a delicious, festive baby. They are not only yummy, but also visually stunning, cute out in geometric designs that fit together into a mosaic.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ½ tbsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tbsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 tbsp butter
- ¼ cup molasses
- ½ tbsp milk
- ¾ cup raspberry jam
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In an electric mixer, cream together the 4 tbsp butter, ¼ cup brown sugar, and ¼ cup molasses on medium speed until combined.¼ cup brown sugar, 4 tbsp butter, ¼ cup molasses
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the 1 cup all purpose flour, ¼ tsp baking powder, ½ tbsp ground cinnamon, ½ tbsp ground ginger, ¼ tsp ground cloves, and ½ tsp salt.1 cup all purpose flour, ¼ tsp baking powder, ½ tbsp ground cinnamon, ½ tbsp ground ginger, ¼ tsp ground cloves, ½ tsp salt
- Add the dry ingredients and ½ tbsp milk to the butter mixture and mix until a dough forms.½ tbsp milk
- Form the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- On a floured surface, roll the dough out until it is about ¼ inch thick. Cut out different variations of 4 sided shapes. Make sure to make two that are the same shape so that they can be sandwiched later. Then cut a hole in the middle of half of the cookies (another four sided shape as pictured above).
- Place the rolled out dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper at least 1 inch apart.
- Bake for about 12 minutes. Cool on a cooling rack for at least 30 minutes.
- Use a butter knife to spread about 1 tbsp of jam on the side of the cookie without the hole. Sandwich the corresponding shaped cookie with the hole on top. Add the ¼ cup powdered sugar to a sieve and dust the cookies in a layer of powdered sugar.¾ cup raspberry jam, ¼ cup powdered sugar