Nigella Lawson's Linzer Cookies Recipe | BBC2 Cook, Eat, Repeat

Nigella Lawson's Linzer Cookies Recipe | BBC2 Cook, Eat, Repeat

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An Austrian Christmas classic, Linzer Cookies are made with ground hazelnuts for a rich, tender biscuit dough. Perfect for Christmas 2025.

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Ingredients

  • 100g skinned toasted hazelnuts (see recipe intro)
  • 125g caster sugar
  • 300g plain flour, plus more for rolling out
  • 200g unsalted butter (cold if using a processor, soft if making by hand)
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp fine sea salt
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
  • Icing sugar, to dust the cookies
  • approx. 4 x 15ml tbsp redcurrant jelly
  • approx. 4 x 15ml tbsp seedless raspberry jam

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