Valentine Linzer Cookies

With Valentines Day around the corner, I thought I would re-share my recipe for those Yummy Linzer cookies! I make them this time every year and people just go nuts for them! These cookies are just that good! As soon as someone hears that I have made some, a mob of people (cough…Dad…cough) are salivating and offering up the shirt on their backs just for a taste!!! For the Friends Fans out there…it’s like Monica and the candy!

So finally I am offering up this tasty recipe! It is one I found several years ago on Pinterest and have changed and perfected over the years to make it even more delicious!

You ready?

Ingredients for 6 dozen (I know it sounds like a lot, but you can freeze the dough)

-6 Sticks of Unsalted butter softened (yes my friends call me Paula Deen)

-2 Cups Granulated Sugar

-2 1/4 ts Vanilla

-2 eggs pre-beat

-7 cups of flour

-1 3/4 ts salt

-1 jar of your favorite jam (I use raspberry for Valentines Day, but have experimented with Strawberry, Blackberry and Lemon curd)

-2 cookie cutters of the same shape one large one small

-Powdered Sugar for Dusting

I wasn’t kidding!!

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

1. In a large stand mixer or bowl (I mean LARGE) cream the butter and sugar together

2. Add beaten egg, vanilla and salt

3. Slowly add flour cup by cup mixing well after each cup

4.When thoroughly mixed start rolling out dough on a floured surface a little at a time (like I said you can freeze or refrigerate what you don’t use) about 1/4 inch thick.