Linzer Cookies Filled with Salted Caramel

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You're making classic Linzer cookies with a delicious twist of maple syrup in the dough and homemade salted caramel filling. The main time commitment happens upfront, as the dough needs to rest in the fridge for 1–2 days before baking, but on baking day the actual work moves quickly—you'll roll, cut, and bake the cookies, then make a hands-on salted caramel that requires your attention as it browns without stirring.

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Mix the flour and sugar

Combine the flour and sugar and pile it up on a pastry board.

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400 gram
All-purpose wheat flour

50 gram
Powdered Sugar
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Work the dough together

Make a well in the middle of the pile and add the egg yolks, melted butter and maple syrup. Start working it gently so the butter doesn't run out. Once the ingredients come together nicely, knead for about 3 minutes.

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60 milliliter
Maple Syrup

250 gram
Unsalted Butter

3 piece
Egg Yolk
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Let it rest

Place the dough in a plastic bag and put it in the fridge. Let it rest for 1–2 days.

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Roll out the dough

On baking day, take the dough out of the fridge in the morning to let it soften. Roll out 1/3 of the dough on a floured surface to a thickness of about 2–4 millimetres.
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Bake

Cut out shapes of your choice and bake at 180 degrees for about 8–12 minutes. From the eighth minute onwards, keep an eye on them so they don't burn. Once the edges start turning golden, they're done.
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Make the salted caramel

Pour 6 tablespoons of water into a saucepan. Add the sugar, don't stir, and bring to a boil over medium heat.

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60 milliliter
Water

240 gram
Granulated Sugar
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Let the caramel start to brown

Let it simmer for about 5–10 minutes (still without stirring) until the sugar starts to caramelise and turn brown, first around the edges.
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Golden colour

Give it a gentle stir, and once the caramel turns a lovely golden colour, take it off the heat and set it on a prepared board or tea towel.
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Add salt and cream

Stir in the salt. Now, while stirring constantly, slowly pour in the cream (at room temperature or lightly warmed). Mix thoroughly so the caramel doesn't form lumps.

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8 gram
Salt

200 milliliter
31% Whipping Cream
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Let it cool

Let the caramel cool completely, then use it to sandwich the Linzer cookie rounds together.

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Linzer Cookies Filled with Salted Caramel

Name: Buttery Linzer Cookies with Salted Caramel
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 31 min
Total time: 1509 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Austrian
Ingredients: 60 milliliter Maple Syrup; 8 gram Salt; 60 milliliter Water; 50 gram Powdered Sugar; 200 milliliter 31% Whipping Cream; 400 gram All-purpose wheat flour; 3 piece Egg Yolk; 240 gram Granulated Sugar; 250 gram Unsalted Butter

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Prep 23 min Cook 31 min

Plus overnight of resting (not counted in active time)

9 Ingredients

10 Steps

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Ingredients — what you'll need

You only need 9 ingredients

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60 milliliter
8 gram
60 milliliter
50 gram
200 milliliter
400 gram
3 piece
240 gram
250 gram

Equipment

What you'll need besides the ingredients.

Pastry board

Rolling pin

Cookie cutter

Tea towel optional

What's in it?

668 kcal

Calories

81 g

Carbohydrates

36 g

Fats

8 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

About this recipe

Linzer cookies. One of the most classic Christmas treats. A really good classic — with this recipe you can't go wrong. A tried-and-true recipe, straight from my mum. These Linzer cookies are so unbelievably crumbly and delicious it's hard to put into words. This year I gave the recipe a little twist, and the result was fantastic. Do you have maple syrup at home? If so, get it ready.

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Mix the flour and sugar

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Work the dough together

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Let it rest

Roll out the dough

Bake

Make the salted caramel

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Let the caramel start to brown

Golden colour

Add salt and cream

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Let it cool

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Linzer Cookies Filled with Salted Caramel

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