Chocolate-Peppermint Linzer Cookies

Name: Chocolate-Peppermint Linzer Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 20 (95g) peppermint hard candies, unwrapped; ½ cup (115g) heavy cream; 6 ounces (170g) finely chopped white chocolate; Pinch of fine sea salt; 10 tablespoons (142g) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ⅔ cup (132g) granulated sugar; ¼ cup (53g) light brown sugar; 1 large (56g) egg, at room temperature; 1 large (21g) egg yolk, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract; 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour; ½ cup (43g) cocoa powder (preferably dark or black cocoa); ¼ teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon fine sea salt; ¾ cup (173g) heavy cream; Reserved crushed peppermints (see step 1)

Instructions

Prep:40minCook:10min

Traditionally, linzer cookies are lightly spiced and filled with jam (like a bite-size version of the Austrian linzer torte). This year, we’re decking the halls with recipe developer Erin McDowell’s festive chocolate-peppermint sandwich cookies. “These are like cookie texture...

Updated at: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:27:07 GMT