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Linzer Heart Cookies: A Sweet Way to Show Your Love

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Linzer heart cookies are a timeless treat that brings charm and sweetness to any occasion. With buttery shortbread-style cookies sandwiched around a layer of tangy raspberry preserves, they’re as delicious as they are beautiful. Finished with a dusting of powdered sugar, these cookies are perfect for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, or anytime you want to share a little love.

Valentine's Heart Cookies

Linzer Heart Cookies

This recipe combines a few simple ingredients to create a melt-in-your-mouth cookie with a delightful fruity center. While they may look fancy, Linzer heart cookies are surprisingly easy to make at home. Plus, their heart-shaped design makes them a showstopper on any dessert table.

Whether you’re baking for a loved one or treating yourself, these cookies are guaranteed to impress. So, preheat your oven and let’s get baking—it’s time to turn your kitchen into a heart-filled haven!

Valentine's Heart Cookies

What You Will Love About This Recipe

Buttery Goodness: The dough is rich and tender, creating a melt-in-your-mouth cookie that’s hard to resist.


Customizable Filling: While raspberry preserves are classic, you can swap in your favorite jam or even chocolate spread for a personalized touch.


Beautiful Presentation: These cookies aren’t just tasty; they’re gorgeous! Perfect for gifting or special occasions.

Valentine's Heart Cookies

What do I need to make Valentine Heart Linzer Cookies?

As always, I keep my recipes simple for you! You will need:

  • Butter, unsalted and softened to room temperature.
  • Granulated sugar. 
  • All Purpose Flour. If you want a bit more saltiness, take ¼ tsp of salt and whisk together flour and salt.
  • Raspberry Preserves. You can either buy this at the store like I did, or throw some raspberries, sugar, water, and cornstarch into a food processor, puree, and then cook over a saucepan until it thickens. 
  • Powdered sugar, for dusting.

How to make Heart Sandwich Cookies


First, you start with the shortbread cookie dough.


Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, or you can use an electric mixer or mix by hand as well. Mix until it is lighter in color and fluffy. 

One the butter is nice and creamy, scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the flour. Mix on a low speed until everything is just incorporated. This will take about 30 seconds.

Bring the dough together in a big ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Place in the fridge and refrigerate until firm – this will take about 20-30 minutes. In the meantime, preheat the oven to 350 and prepare 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. 

Once the dough is firm, remove it from the fridge and, using a floured rolling pin, roll out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll until about ½ an inch thick. 

Using a heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut 24 cookies, re-rolling the dough as much as you need to to use it all. Then take a smaller heart-shaped cookie cutter, and cut a small heart of the center of 12 cookies.

Place cookies on the baking sheets. These cookies should not spread or change shape during baking. Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly brown.

Once cookies have cooled, take a tsp of raspberry jam and place it in the center of a cookie that does not have a smaller heart cut out. Take a cookie that does have a heart cut out, and place it on top, forming a sandwich. Repeat until you have 12 sandwich cookies.

Dust cookies with powdered sugar.

Tips & Tricks

  • Chill the Dough: Refrigerating the dough before rolling it out helps prevent sticking and ensures your cookies hold their shape while baking.
  • Use Parchment Paper: Lining your baking sheets makes cleanup a breeze and helps prevent the cookies from sticking.
  • Roll Evenly: For consistent baking, aim for an even thickness of about 1.5-2cm when rolling out the dough.
  • Cool Completely: Ensure the cookies are fully cooled before assembling to avoid melting the raspberry preserves.
  • Get Creative: Use different shapes or add a drizzle of melted chocolate for a fun twist.
Valentine's Heart Cookies

FAQs

Yes! You can prepare the dough up to 2 days in advance. Keep it wrapped in cling film and refrigerated until you’re ready to use it.

Besides raspberry preserves, try strawberry jam, apricot preserves, or even Nutella for a unique flavor combination.

Store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the fridge for up to a week. For longer storage, freeze the cookies (without the powdered sugar) and assemble them after thawing.

While heart-shaped cutters are traditional, you can use any shape you like. Just ensure one cutter is smaller to create the cutout on the top cookie.

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Valentine's Heart Cookies

Valentine Heart Linzer Cookies

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Valentine Heart Linzer Cookies are an easy twist on the classic Linzer, a flaky buttery shortbread cookie filled with raspberry jam, but now cut into a perfect heart sandwich cookie to give on February 14th.

Ingredients

  • • 3/4 cup butter
  • • 1/4 cup sugar
  • • 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • • 12 teaspoons raspberry preserve
  • • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Instructions

    Add the butter and sugar to a large mixing bowl and beat until very light and creamy. I did this using my Kitchen Aid mixer with the paddle attachment but you can use an electric handheld whisk or beat by hand. 

    When the butter is creamy, add the flour and beat on a low speed until a dough is formed (about 30 seconds).

    Bring the dough together with your hands, form it into a ball then use the palm of your hand to flatten the ball into a disc (this will make it easier to roll out later on). 

    Cling wrap the dough and put it into the fridge for 20 minutes. 

    After 20 minutes preheat the oven to 350ºF and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. 6. Take the dough from the fridge and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll it out to the thickness of 1.5-2cm thick using a floured rolling pin. 

    Using a cookie cutter, cut the dough into 24 hearts. Re-rolling the dough as many times as needed to use it all up. 

    Take a heart-shaped cookie cutter that is smaller than the one you already used and cut a small heart from the center of half of the cookies. 

    Transfer all of the cookies onto the baking sheets, leaving a small amount of space in between. These cookies will not spread or lose their shape during baking. 

    Bake for 10 minutes. Once baked, the cookies will still be soft so leave them to cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheets before transferring them to a cooling rack. 

    When the cookies are cool, add a teaspoon of raspberry preserve to the center of the cookies without the cutout. 

    Take the cutout cookies and place them on top gently pushing them together. 

    Dust the finished cookies with powdered sugar.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 188Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 92mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 1gSugar: 5gProtein: 2g

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