If you love shortbread, you'll swoon for these linzer cookies. Two buttery cookies sandwich jam, and a sprinkling of powdered sugar sweetens each bite.

Cheryl Margolin of Lake Elsinore was one of the 10 winners of last year’s Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off with her chocolate raspberry linzer cookies: “I started making these six or seven ...

Cookies aren’t just for the holidays — they’re the timeless treats that sneak into lunchboxes, cozy up with your coffee, and disappear fastest on dessert trays. From classic jam-filled Linzer and ...

1. In a small pot, add the cranberries, port wine and brown sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes, or until the cranberries are completely broken down, and the jam ...

For Christmas, Russ Dingeldein of the Camp Hill Bakery in Hampden Twp. said he prefers a classic linzer cookie. We asked local bakers to share their favorite Christmas cookie recipes. The hazelnut ...

Two years ago, the winning recipe of our Berks Country magazine cookie baking contest was a traditional Linzer cookie. I have fond memories of being invited to help judge the cookies. The Linzer ...

Excerpted from Flavor Flours by Alice Medrich (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2014. Photographs by Leigh Beisch. I’ve always had an affinity for buckwheat and its ...

These beautiful sandwich cookies consist of a shortbread base topped with fruit preserves covered with a decorative pastry lattice. The shortbread is traditionally made with finely ground nuts, ...

“I started making these six or seven years ago. I saw a recipe that was something like it and just extrapolated a little bit. I fix them mostly just for the holidays, but my beautiful daughters do ...

1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Grated zest of 1 lemon 1 cup raspberry preserves Confectioners’ sugar 1. In a food ...