Linzer Heart Cookies

Valentine Linzer heart cookies are sandwich cookies with a jam buttercream filling. These heart sandwich cookies are so cute and perfect for all your Valentines day parties.

Course Snack, snacks

Cuisine American

Keyword heart sandwich cookie, jam buttercream, Linzer heart cookies, valentine linzer cookies

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 8

Chill Time 1

Total Time 1 38

Servings

Calories 346kcal

Author Evelyn

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Cookies

3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter softened
2 ounces cream cheese softened
1 ¼ cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg

For the Jam Buttercream

1 cup unsalted butter softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons strawberry preserves
4 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1 drop red food coloring optional

Instructions

For the Cookies

In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until well combined. And set aside.
In a separate medium bowl, beat together the butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the egg and the vanilla and beat to completely combine.
Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until a thick dough forms.
After the dough is formed, separate it into two balls then flatten the balls into disks. Wrap each dough disk in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to chill for at least one hour.
When you are ready to bake these heart cookies, preheat your oven to 375° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator and unwrap.
Roll out the dough on a lightly pastry mat or any floured surface until it’s around ⅛ inch thick. Use a 3-inch rectangle cookie cutter to cut out 48 cookies. Use all the dough by combining all the scraps after cutting and re-roll the dough and continue to cut until all the cookies have been cut.
Place half the rectangle cookies on the parchment paper lined baking sheet, then use a 1-inch heart cookie cutter to cut out the center of the remaining rectangles. Set the hearts aside to bake separately.
Place the cookies in the preheated oven and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the edges are golden brown. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for five minutes, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Continue until all the cookies are baked.

For the Jam Buttercream

While the Linzer heart cookies are cooling, prepare the jam buttercream filling by beating together the butter, vanilla extract, and strawberry preserves.
Add the powdered sugar and milk and beat until the jam buttercream is smooth and creamy.
Flip the rectangle cookies (without the heart cutout) over and spread the jam buttercream on the bottom of each cooled cookie.
Then place the rectangles with the heart cutout on top of the jam buttercream covered cookies completing your Linzer heart cookies.
Give these Linzer heart cookies with jam buttercream to your Valentine sweetie or serve them for parties.
Also they can be stored up to 5 days in a covered container in the refrigerator. But if you store them be sure to use parchment paper or wax paper to separate them so they will not stick together.

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