Name: Gluten-free linzer cookies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 300g rice flour; 200g butter or dairy-free margarine; 100g granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 2 pinch bicarbonate of soda (optional); To assemble:; 200g apricot jam; Icing sugar

Gluten-free linzer cookies

25 Sep 2023

by Emese

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Background

Linzer cookies are very popular in Hungary and Austria which are similar to shortbread, sandwiched together with jam. They come in different shapes - flower, heart, flute and simple circle are the most popular. The upper cookie normally has a hole, allowing the jam to shine through. These gluten-free linzer cookies can easily be dairy-free too, if plant-based margarine is used.

Ingredients

300g rice flour
200g butter or dairy-free margarine
100g granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 pinch bicarbonate of soda (optional)
To assemble:
200g apricot jam
Icing sugar

Instructions

In a bowl, knead the ingredients into a smooth dough and shape it into a large ball.
Cover it with foil and let it rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 170°C.
Roll out the dough to a thickness of 4-5 mm on a lightly floured board.
Cut out shapes or circles with small cookie cutters. Knead the remaining dough again, then roll it out again and cut out more cookies. When the dough is completely used up, you can stamp out the centre of half of them, depending on the pattern (e.g. flower, heart)
Arrange the cookies on a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper.
Bake for about 12-15 minutes until light brown. It is important that they should remain very light, because if you over-bake them, the texture of the cookies will be dry and too flaky.
Leave them to cool on the baking sheet.
When they have cooled completely, spread jam on the base cookies then top with the cut-out cookies, pressing them together.
Dip the sandwich cookies in powdered sugar, if liked.
The cookies can be stored in an airtight container for about 3 days.