Best Nutella Linzer Cookie Recipe

Name: Best Nutella Linzer Cookie Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: 1/2 cup canola oil; 3/4 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2-2 1/4 cups flour; 1/2 Tablespoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup chocolate sprinkles; 1/2 cup nutella or other chocolate spread

by Rosa Seidenwar

18 Cookies

20 min

Classic sandwich cookies with a chocolatey twist! In this recipe, Nutella and chocolate sprinkles make the oldie but goodie cookie super kid friendly and almost as much fun to make as they are to eat 😉

What are Linzer cookies?

Linzer cookies, which originated in Austria, are classically sandwich cookies made with pastry dough and filled with jam. In Morocco my grandmother called them “heuvos fritos” or “fried eggs” because when they were filled with apricot jam they look like fried eggs!

I was playing around with my kids and this dough and they asked to put nutella on them, that’s when I had the idea to make this nutella Linzer cookie recipe.

Best Nutella Linzer Cookie Recipe

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Recipe details

Yield 18 Cookies
Time spent: Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 10 Minutes Total time: 20 min

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Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 350 F/180 C.
In a large bowl whisk oil with sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and whisk until fluffy.
Add in 2 cups of flour, baking powder and salt. Mix with a wooden spoon until dough forms. If the dough is sticky add up to 1/4 cup of flour.
Pour in chocolate sprinkles and knead until they are evenly distributed throughout the dough.
If it's still a bit sticky, cover and place in the refrigerator for about 20-30 minutes. It's ok to skip this step if the dough is rollable.
In between 2 pieces of baking paper roll out the dough.
Cut out desired shapes (I used stars and hearts) with cookie cutters.
In half the cookies cut out a small shape in the center.
Bake cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes until edges start to brown.
Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely.
When cookies are cool, spread nutella on the flat side of each complete cookie and top with a cookie with the center cut out, flat side down.

Comments

Leanne on Nov 03, 2020

They only last 3 days? I was going to make them and mail them from FL to PA. Thats a 3 day transit.

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- Rosa Seidenwar on Nov 04, 2020
  
  Hi Leanne, I recommend 3 days to keep them as fresh as possible. If you would like to ship, they will still be delicious after 3 days, but just not as fresh!
  
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- Faye on Oct 29, 2023
  
  Freeze the cookies when ready to ship, take cookies out of the freezer spread the Nutella on the frozen cookies then package them and ship. They will be thawing as they ship and will be great when they arrive. I have done this to similar cookies and relatives have told me they were awesome.
  
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- Sandy Grenier on Dec 04, 2023
  
  Send them in frosted with instructions on how to assemble!
  
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Mary Metz on Nov 03, 2020

Can I use butter instead of oil or that ruin it?

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- Rosa Seidenwar on Nov 04, 2020
  
  I don't think butter can ruin anything :) but this specific recipe hasn't been tested with butter, so I can't tell you for sure what quantity to use. As a general rule you can replace butter for oil using 1/4 more butter than the original oil amount. So in this case, instead of 1/2 cup oil I would use 3/4 cup butter. If you try it, please let me know how it comes out!
  
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- Faye on Oct 29, 2023
  
  I would melt the butter, so it has the same consistency of oil. Make sure it is cooled before adding it
  
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