Dessert for 24

Linzer Cookies

Name: Linzer Cookies
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 cup slivered almonds; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 14 tbsp cold unsalted butter; 2 large egg yolks; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 tsp almond extract; about 1 cup raspberry or apricot jam

$1.70for 440 minServes 24

Tender almond cookies are baked, filled with jam, and dusted with confectioners' sugar for a classic sandwich treat.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Nuts and seeds, 4.5 oz$0.70/oz typical	4.5 oz	$3.15Typical price
	Butter, 7 oz$0.40/oz typical	7 oz	$2.80Typical price
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
	Berries, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.22

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarFlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

40 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

German Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.43 per serving$1.70 for 4

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Ingredients

1 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup slivered almonds
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
14 tbsp cold unsalted butter
2 large egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
about 1 cup raspberry or apricot jam

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line two baking sheets with parchment.
Grind the almonds with 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar, then mix them with flour and salt.
Beat the cold butter with the remaining confectioners' sugar, egg yolks, vanilla, and almond extract.
Mix in the dry ingredients, divide the dough, wrap it, and chill it for 15 minutes.
Roll the dough 1/8 inch thick, cut 48 rounds, and cut centers from half the rounds.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, cool completely, spread jam on solid rounds, top with cut rounds, and dust with remaining sugar.

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