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Chocolate Linzer Cookies with cream filling, dusted with powdered sugar, are stacked on white plates.

Chocolate Linzer Cookies

Course: Dessert, Snacks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate linzer cookies
Prep Time:30 minutes
Servings:36 cookies
Calories: 132kcal
Chocolate Linzer cookies with crisp edges, tender centers, and a smooth cream cheese filling, perfect for holiday trays and special occasions.
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Equipment

  • Oven

Ingredients

  • For the cookie base
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • cup sugar
  • cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 ½ cup flour
  • ¼ cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 Tablespoon powdered sugar
  • For the cream cheese frosting filling
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 2 cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Line a couple baking sheets with parchment and set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the softened butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Cream until smooth with the paddle attachment.
  • Add in the egg and vanilla.  Mix well.
  • Add in the flour, Dutch-processed cocoa powder, espresso powder, salt and baking powder. Mix thoroughly, scraping down the sides often.
  • On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough to about ¼ inch thickness.  Use a 2 inch round cookie cutter to cut out as many rounds as possible.  Reroll the scraps as many times as you can, kneading well between each roll.
  • In half of the round cutouts, use a one inch star (or similar shape) cookie cutter to remove the center of the cookie.
  • Place the cookie rounds on a piece of parchment and transfer to the freezer for about 10 minutes.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 9-10 minutes or until the centers are set.
  • Allow to cool completely before assembling.
  • For the frosting filling - in the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the softened butter and cream cheese.  Mix well, until there are no clumps and the mixture is smooth.
  • Add in the powdered sugar, salt and vanilla.  Mix on low until combined.  Scrape down the sides and bump up the speed to medium for about 2 minutes or until the frosting is smooth and fluffy.
  • Once the cookies are completely cool, spread a layer of frosting over the top of the solid cookie.
  • Top with the cookie with the center removed.
  • Sprinkle with a dusting of powdered sugar.

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Nutrition

Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 94mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 249IU | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.4mg
Oven