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Spiced Linzer Cookies with Orange Chocolate Ganache

Published: Sep 24, 2020 · Modified: Jan 5, 2023 by Nicole B.

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1 hour 8 minutes

These chocolate Linzer cookies are made with a traditional, almond-enriched dough that’s spiced with cinnamon and cardamom. The filling is an intensely chocolatey semi-sweet chocolate ganache that’s flavored with orange zest.

For more delicious Christmas cookies, also check out these spiced raspberry Linzer cookies!

Closeup of a Linzer cookie filled with chocolate ganache.
Spiced orange chocolate Linzer cookies make a delicious Christmas treat that’s not overly sweet.
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  • What’s in the cookie dough?
  • What’s in the filling?
  • Recipe tips and notes:
  • How to make the cookies:
  • How to make the filling:
  • How to serve the cookies:
  • How to store the cookies:
  • More delicious Holiday sweets:
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What’s in the cookie dough?

Cookie dough ingredients on a kitchen counter.
You need egg, butter, all-purpose flour, salt, almond four, cinnamon, cardamom, sugar and powdered sugar for the cookie dough.

What’s in the filling?

Chocolate orange filling ingredients on a kitchen counter.
You need unsalted butter, semi-sweet chocolate, heavy cream and orange zest for the filling.

Recipe tips and notes:

  • Be sure to use blanched almond flour for the cookie dough. (Blanched almond flour does not contain the tough, dark almond skins.)
  • Be sure to use a chocolate bar and not morsels for the filling. Morsels have stabilizers in them that prevent proper melting.
  • You can set the cookies closely together on the baking sheet (~¾-inch apart). They won’t spread much at all during baking.
  • You can gather and re-roll the cookie dough scraps once.
  • Here are instructions as to how to use a Linzer cookie cutter.

How to make the cookies:

See full ingredients & instructions in the recipe card below!

Linzer cookie dough preparation in four steps.

Step 1. Whisk together the dry ingredients.

Step 2. Whip butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until creamy, then whip in an egg, followed by the dry ingredients.

Step 3. Knead the dough into a ball, then cut the ball in half. Shape each half into a disk, wrap each disk in plastic wrap and chill.

Step 4. Roll out the dough, cut out the cookies and bake.

How to make the filling:

See full ingredients & instructions in the recipe card below!

Chocolate orange Linzer cookie preparation in three steps.

Step 1. Add semi-sweet chocolate and finely grated orange zest to a heatproof bowl. Bring heavy cream and unsalted butter to a boil, then pour over the chocolate and let sit for a minute.

Step 2. Whisk the mix until smooth.

Step 3. Spread a dollop of filling onto each whole cookie and top with a center cut out cookie.

How to serve the cookies:

These cookies make a beautiful addition to a Christmas cookie tray. Let the filling set fully (about 1 hour) before serving the cookies.

How to store the cookies:

The cookies can sit out at room temperature for at least 1 day. You can also freeze the dusted and filled cookies in a freezer bag.

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Closeup of a Linzer cookie filled with chocolate ganache.

Spiced Linzer Cookies with Orange Chocolate Ganache

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These cinnamon cardamom chocolate Linzer cookies are filled with an orange-flavored chocolate ganache for a great Christmas flavor.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 28 mins
Chill Time: 30 mins
Total Time 1 hr 8 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Austrian
Servings 24 cookies
Calories (estimated) 185 kcal

Equipment:

  • measuring cups and spoons
  • citrus zester
  • sieve
  • kitchen scale
  • mixing bowls
  • whisk
  • standing mixer or handheld mixer
  • knife or bench scraper
  • plastic wrap
  • rolling pin
  • linzer cookie cutter
  • large baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone baking mat
  • small saucepan

Ingredients:
  

For the cookies:

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup almond flour
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon cardamom
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 16 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • powdered sugar, for dusting

For the filling:

  • 1 ½ teaspoons finely grated orange zest, packed (~1 large or 2 small oranges)
  • 3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 4 ½ tablespoons heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Instructions:
 

  • In a bowl, whisk all-purpose flour, almond flour, cinnamon, cardamom and salt together. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whip butter and sugar together until well combined and creamy.
  • Whip in the egg.
  • Whip in the dry ingredients and keep whipping until the dough starts to clump together.
  • Bring the dough together into a ball, cut the ball in half and shape each half into a disk.
  • Wrap each disk in plastic and chill for 30 minutes in the fridge.
  • Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Take one disk out of the fridge, roll it out on a lightly floured surface, then cut out the cookies. (You can gather and re-roll the scraps once.)
  • Bake the cookies on a large baking sheet* lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat for 14 minutes. Let the cookies cool and repeat with the second disk of dough.
  • Sift powdered sugar onto the fully cooled cookies with the center cut out.

For the filling:

  • Add chocolate and orange zest to a heatproof bowl. Set aside.
  • In a saucepan, bring cream and butter to a boil.
  • Pour the hot mix over the chocolate and let sit for a minute.
  • Whisk until smooth.
  • Spread a layer of filling onto each whole cookie, then top with a top cookie.
  • Let the filling fully set (~1 hour) before serving the cookies.

Notes:

*The cookies won’t spread much in the oven so you can set them closely together on the baking sheet (~¾-inch apart).

Nutrition Information (Estimated):

Calories: 185kcalCarbohydrates: 20.2gProtein: 1.9gFat: 11.1gSaturated Fat: 6.8gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 28mgPotassium: 21mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 10.6gCalcium: 8mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition values provided on this website are generated from a nutrition database and are estimates only. The accuracy of the nutrition information for any recipe on this website is not guaranteed. Nutrition values can vary quite a lot depending on which brands are used.

Keywords: chocolate filled linzer cookies, chocolate linzer cookies, Christmas cookies

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