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    Home » Recipes » Mother's Day

    Raspberry Linzer Cookie Hearts for Mom

    Published: May 3, '18 · Modified: Apr 10, '22 · By: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Celebrate Mother's Day by baking a batch of Raspberry Linzer Cookie Hearts for your Mom. Each heart-shaped almond cookie has cut-outs that allow the red raspberry jam to show through and to say, "I ❤ Mom."

    This post was originally published on May 5, 2014. My mom loves these cookies so much that I made them for her again and created a new video tutorial.

    These Raspberry Linzer Cookie Hearts for Mom are the perfect treat to show your mom you care about her on Mother's Day. This sweet dessert will have your mouths watering and unable to get enough!

    Raspberry Linzer Cookie Hearts for Mom

    When it comes to my sweet tooth I take after my dad, he could eat cookies morning, noon and night and has been known to have them instead of a meal. I will admit to doing the same. My mom, on the other hand, enjoys sweets, but feels that the treat must be totally worth the calories or she wont bother. So, I laughed when she told me that she skipped dinner because she had eaten too many of these Raspberry Linzer Cookie Hearts.

    I gave her four of these large heart shaped cookies at her birthday lunch yesterday and by dinner there was only one left in the box. I'm guessing by the time their heads hit the pillow the box was empty. I don't blame them. These cookies are that good.

    Raspberry Linzer Cookie Hearts for Mother's Day. Heart shaped almond cookies filled with raspberry jam.

    The first time I tried the recipe for these Raspberry Linzer Cookies I brought them to my parent's monthly game night. The cookies were gone before the games even began. I noticed my mom had eaten one, then wrapped one up to save for later. I knew that meant she really liked the cookies.

    The linzer cookie recipe came from Joy of Baking.com and being it worked so well, I'm sure I'll never bother trying out any other recipes. The combination of almonds, lemon and hint of cinnamon is really wonderful. The cookies are great all on their own, but when raspberry jam is sandwiched in between two of them and a dusting of powdered sugar is added, it makes for an ethereal treat. Just the kind that will make my mom skip dinner.

    These Raspberry Linzer Cookie Hearts for Mom are the perfect treat to show your mom you care about her on Mother's Day. This sweet dessert will have your mouths watering and unable to get enough!

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    Raspberry Linzer Cookie Hearts for Mom
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    Raspberry Linzer Cookie Hearts for Mom
    Prep Time
    30 mins
    Cook Time
    15 mins
    Roast Nuts
    5 mins
    Total Time
    45 mins
     

    Heart shaped Linzer Cookies filled with raspberry jam say "I (heart) Mom." 

    Course: Desserts
    Cuisine: Viennese
    Keyword: linzer cookies, mothers day dessert, raspberry cookies
    Servings: 6 sandwich cookies
    Author: Beth
    Ingredients
    • 1 cup blanched almond slivers
    • ¼ cup plus ½ cup granulated sugar
    • 2 cups all purpose flour (260 grams)
    • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
    • ½ teaspoon table salt
    • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
    • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 2 large egg yolks
    • powdered sugar to dust over cookies
    • ½ - ¾ cup red raspberry jam
    Instructions
    1. Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spread almonds out on a baking sheet, and toast until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Allow nuts to cool completely.
    2. Combine almonds and ¼ cup sugar in a food processor and pulse until the nuts are finely ground.
    3. Whisk flour, cinnamon, salt, and lemon zest together.

    4. Cream butter and ½ cup sugar then add the vanilla and egg yolks and mix until combined. 

    5. Stir in the almonds and mix thoroughly.

    6. Add flour and mix just until combined.

    7. Remove half the dough from the bowl, flatten into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Repeat with remaining dough.

    8. Dust work surface with some flour. Roll cookie dough out to ¼ inch thickness. Cut using a 5 or 6 inch heart shaped cookie cutter. 

    9. Move cookies to a parchment lined baking sheet.

    10. Use small cookie cutters to cut out “I (heart) Mom” into half of the cookies.

    11. Bake for about 15 minutes. The edges of the cookies should just turn lightly golden brown.

    12. Allow the cookies to cool completely, then dust the “I (heart) MOM” cookies with powdered sugar. Spread raspberry jam on the remaining cookies. Place one cut-out cookie on top of the jam and gently sandwich the cookies together.

    You'll get 12 large heart shaped cookies out of this dough recipe which will make 6 sandwich cookies.

    These Raspberry Linzer Cookie Hearts for Mom are the perfect treat to show your mom you care about her on Mother's Day. This sweet dessert will have your mouths watering and unable to get enough!

    Roll out the dough and cut out using a large heart cookie cutter. Use alphabet cutters and a heart cutter to cut out the "I ❤ Mom" from six of the cookies.

    These Raspberry Linzer Cookie Hearts for Mom are the perfect treat to show your mom you care about her on Mother's Day. This sweet dessert will have your mouths watering and unable to get enough!

    Bake and cool the cookies. Then dust the "I (heart) MOM" cookies with powdered sugar.

    Spread jam on the remaining heat shaped cookies and top with a powder sugar dusted cookie.

    The red jam will show through the letters revealing your sweet message to your mom.

    These Raspberry Linzer Cookie Hearts for Mom are the perfect treat to show your mom you care about her on Mother's Day. This sweet dessert will have your mouths watering and unable to get enough!

    Notes for making Rasbperry Linzer Cookie Hearts

    • If you want crunchy cookies, fill these the day you want to serve them, otherwise you can make them and refrigerate them for up to 4 days, but the cookies will get soft. They are wonderful either way. I think I actually like them just a bit better when they are soft.
    • Be sure to dust the cookies with powdered sugar before sandwiching the two cookies together. If you dust them afterwards the jam will have specks of powdered sugar on top and won't look quite as red.
    • Use seedless raspberry jam for the best texture.

    NEW VIDEO TUTORIAL

    See how to make these Raspberry Linzer Cookie Hearts for Mom. You will notice in the video that I did not add cinnamon. These cookies can be made with or without cinnamon. I've made them both ways and they taste great either way.

     

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    Your mom deserves the world and she has earned lots and lots of treats. So check all these Mother's Day Recipes.

    Celebrate your mom by making her a beautiful dessert, an amazing appetizer, or an incredible meal. Choose from an amazing array of Mother's Day Recipes that will tell her how much you care.

    Enjoy making a batch of Raspberry Linzer Cookie Hearts for Mom.

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    1. Tiffany

      May 13, 2018 at 1:28 am

      Hi, I toasted whole unsalted almonds in place of blanched almonds and don’t know if that’s why my dough turned out different, but my dough was hard to roll, cut, and transfer because of how crumbly it was. It wouldn’t stay together. Am I able to add some water to it? I know too much flour could cause this, but if anything, I used the exact amount or even just slightly less. Please help! Thanks!

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      • Beth

        May 13, 2018 at 11:35 am

        HI Tiffany,
        Yes the dark exterior of the almond could definitely effect the texture of the dough. The dough is a bit dry compared to sugar cookie dough, but it should hold together. I would rub about a teaspoon of softened butter over both my hands then knead the dough in your hands, working the butter into the dough. The warmth of you hands and the butter should soften the dough. Add more if needed, but don't work the dough too much or the cookies can become tough once baked.

        I hope this helps!

        Reply
    2. Maria

      May 10, 2014 at 2:59 am

      Oh these are so cute!!!!!!!!!!! I make Linzer cookies all the time, in fact I made some last week again! But I love the little message on these, just adorable!!!

      Reply
      • beth

        May 10, 2014 at 3:08 am

        I'm so glad I finally discovered Linzer Cookies. They are so good. I can see why you make them so often:)

        Reply
    3. Brenda @ SweetSimpleStuff

      May 06, 2014 at 2:19 pm

      We might be related ... cookies are the best ... add a glass of milk and you have a complete meal! I love the 'big' heart ... no wimpy little cookies for Mom!

      Reply
      • beth

        May 10, 2014 at 3:08 am

        I think we might!

        Reply
    4. Karen @ Sugartown Sweets

      May 06, 2014 at 4:13 am

      Oh I Love this cookie design! I have never made (let alone eaten) a linzer cookie. I bought a linzer cutter set last year and just have never gotten around to it. The fact that you made your own design..with Mom and hearts..is so adorable! And who doesn't love almonds, lemon and cinnamon? Happy Mother's Day to you and your Mom. 🙂

      Reply
      • beth

        May 10, 2014 at 3:07 am

        I hadn't had a linzer cookie until recently and have really fallen in love with them. I highly recommend trying this recipe.

        Reply
    5. The Partiologist

      May 05, 2014 at 10:55 pm

      It's a good thing these cookies aren't in front of me right now...they would all be gone! Such a cute way to say Happy Mother's Day!

      Reply
      • beth

        May 10, 2014 at 3:07 am

        They are hard to resist, that is for sure.

        Reply
    6. Indrė

      May 05, 2014 at 6:12 pm

      They look just awesome! This mother's day I was not with my mom, but I think I'll bake something like this next time I'm visiting her.

      Reply
      • beth

        May 10, 2014 at 3:06 am

        I was so happy that my mom enjoyed her cookies. I don't often bake for her, but am always happy to make her sweet treats that she really enjoys.

        Reply
    7. Roxy | Roxy's Kitchen

      May 05, 2014 at 3:41 pm

      I love linzer cookies and these are just adorable! What a great idea for Mother's Day!

      Reply
      • beth

        May 10, 2014 at 3:05 am

        I have just recently discovered these cookies and love them too!

        Reply

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