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Linzer Cookies with Homemade Orange Marmalade

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Linzer Cookies with Homemade Orange Marmalade are a special treat, perfect for the holiday season. These lovely sandwich cookies will remind you of stained glass, and will likely be the first eaten off the cookie tray! 

Linzer Cookies with Homemade Marmalade are beautiful for the holiday season. These Linzer Cookies make a great gift, too!

Winter in Phoenix is when the citrus trees deliver their goods, and it couldn’t be more lovely. Even after living here for more than 20 years, it’s still such an exciting time!

Who wouldn’t be thrilled by rolling out the back door to pluck some oranges and lemons from the trees?

We try to put our citrus fruit to good use, and that usually includes a batch of limoncello, a few jams, and Lemon Meringue Tartlets. Not only is it time for citrus, but it’s time for holiday cookies and I wanted to make Linzer Cookies with Homemade Orange Marmalade.

Linzer Cookies with Homemade Orange Marmalade are a lovely cookie to serve during the holiday season. These linzer cookies are pretty, and easy to make, too.

Since we’re talking cookies, let me lay a few of my favorites on you: Almond-Orange Biscotti are a must in my family around the holidays. They’re even better if you have a cup of coffee or hot cocoa to dip them in!

Lemon Iced Gingersnap Cookies have “holidays” written all over them, and they’re gluten free, too. Orange-Amaretto Pizzelle Cookies are another favorite for the season — a classic Italian treat you’ll love. 

Have you noticed each of my favorite holiday cookies here have some citrus flavor to them? Coincidence? I think not!

Linzer Cookies with Homemade Orange Marmalade are the perfect holiday cookies! You'll love these Linzer cookies with homemade orange marmalade -- they're delicious and pretty!

Linzer Cookies with Homemade Marmalade are beautiful, and perfect for the holidays. My husband is the jam guy in the house, so I put him on marmalade detail for this recipe. I worked on the cookies.

The cookie recipe is an old one I love from Good Housekeeping magazine. I changed a few things, ever so slightly, and I’m always pleased with how easy it is to make these fancy-schmancy cookies.

Linzer Cookies with Homemade Orange Marmalade are a treat for the holidays! You'll love these linzer cookies to serve during the holiday season!

Not only are these cookies stand apart from the others on the cookie tray, they make a great gift to pass along to family and friends. 

Note: Since this marmalade recipe does not follow standard preserving or canning techniques, it should last for about a week in the fridge. If you’re not able to make your own, you can easily use your favorite prepared marmalade.

Linzer Cookies with Homemade Orange Marmalade are quite a treat for the season. You'll enjoy making and eating these lovely linzer cookies!

Impress your family and friends with these Linzer Cookies with Homemade Orange Marmalade. They’re not difficult to make, and they’re so pretty!

Linzer Cookies with Homemade Orange Marmalade are a fun and tasty treat! These linzer cookies are lovely for the holiday season.

Yields Makes about 18 sandwiches and 24 small cutouts

Linzer Cookies with Homemade Orange Marmalade
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Ingredients

    For the Orange Marmalade:
  • 2 large oranges
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 cups water
  • 16 ounces sugar
  • 2 ounces Cointreau, or another orange-flavored liqueur
    • For the Linzer Cookies:
  • 1 cup toasted almonds
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 2-1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, plus extra for dusting
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 heaping teaspoon orange zest
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup homemade orange marmalade
  • Plastic wrap
  • Parchment paper

Instructions

    For the Orange Marmalade:
  1. Slice off the top and bottom portions from the orange (about 1/4-inch). Cut the oranges into thin (1/8-inch) strips, vertically.
  2. Cut each slice of the oranges into small wedges. Zest and juice the lemon.
  3. Combine the orange wedges and lemon zest and juice into a large saucepan with 2 cups of water.
  4. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cook, boiling, for 10 minutes. Place the lid on the pan, but be sure to stir the mixture frequently.
  5. Reduce the heat to a low simmer and cook for 40 minutes with the lid partially on. Again, stir the mixture frequently.
  6. Stir in the sugar and Cointreau, and increase the heat to bring the mixture to a rapid boil, or until it reaches 220 degrees F. as measured on a candy thermometer.
  7. When it reaches 220 degrees F., you can reduce the heat slightly and cook, stirring constantly, for 10 minutes.
  8. The mixture will thicken slightly as it cools (once removed from the heat), but if you feel yours is too thin, cook it for a bit longer. If you think it’s too thick, add a little orange juice, just a few tablespoons at a time, while cooking.
  9. Remove the marmalade from the heat and allow it to cool to room temperature. Once cooled, you can use an immersions blender to carefully blend the mixture so the orange peel is not so big.
  10. Place the marmalade in clean jars, seal them with a lid and refrigerate. Use within 1 week.
  11. Note: Since this marmalade recipe does not follow standard preserving or canning techniques, it should last for about a week in the fridge.
    12. For the Linzer Cookies:
  12. Add the almonds and cornstarch to a food processor and pulse until the almonds are finely ground. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and add the flour. Whisk to combine, then set aside.
  13. Use a stand mixer on low speed, and add the butter and 1 cup confectioners’ sugar. Mix until combined.
  14. Increase to high speed and allow the mixture to become fluffy, about 2 minutes or so. Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  15. Reduce the speed to medium and add the vanilla, orange zest, salt, and egg. Mix for a minute or so.
  16. Reduce the speed to low and, a little at a time, add the almond-flour mixture. Mix until blended.
  17. Remove the dough from the mixer and divide it into 4 parts. Shape the dough into disks, wrap each in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for several hours.
  18. When you’re ready to make the cookies, remove the dough from the refrigerator and let it sit for about 15 minutes to bring it to room temperature. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F., and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  19. Lightly flour a flat work surface, and press or roll the dough so it’s about 1/8-inch thick.
  20. You’ll need two cookie cutters – a larger one, and a smaller one to create the “window” for the top cookie. Use a round or shaped cookie cutter that’s about 2-5/8-inches in diameter and cut out as many cookies as you can with the first disk and the scraps. Use the smaller cutter (I used one that is 1-1/2 inches round) and cut out windows in half the cookies. Set aside the small cookies. Repeat with the remaining dough.
  21. Carefully transfer the larger cookies (solid and cut-outs) to the lined baking sheets. Bake for 16-19 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies begin to turn lightly golden.
  22. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack.
  23. Bake the smaller cookies for 10-12 minutes.
  24. When the cookies have cooled completely, use a sieve or strainer to sprinkle the "windowed" cookies with confectioners’ sugar.
  25. Spread just less than a teaspoon of the marmalade onto the solid cookies. Place the cookies with the window over them to form a sandwich.
  26. You can make sandwiches with the small cookies and the marmalade, or simply sprinkle them with confectioners’ sugar.

Notes

1) The cookie recipe is an old one I love from Good Housekeeping magazine. I changed a few things, ever so slightly, and I’m always pleased with how easy it is to make these cookies.

2) Since this marmalade recipe does not follow standard preserving or canning techniques, it should last for about a week in the fridge.

3) This recipe makes about 3 cups of marmalade. You can use your favorite prepared marmalade, too.

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    • Thanks, Dina! I was telling my husband that the darker jams usually look a little nicer, but what the heck -- we're such rebels :p
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    • Thanks so much, Patty! I'm sure your version is lovely! I know -- my husband is really good at the jam/jelly/marmalade stuff, thankfully ;)
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  14. Ok these look AMAZING! Like seriously my mouth is watering. I'm totally pinning this. Now to get the right cookie cutters. xoxo January http://www.thebouncyponytail.com/
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  27. These are almost too pretty to eat! And I know what you mean about the warm weather! We live in Hawaii and I love not having to deal with snow and cold weather. I'd love to have an orange tree in my yard like you have though! That must be so nice to be able to pick fresh fruits right from your own yard!
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    • Hi Ashlyn - thanks for the kind words! Yes, the fresh fruit is wonderful to have -- but think of it this way -- you have the ocean to enjoy while I'm dreaming of the beach :)
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