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Linzer Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookie Sticks


Course Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine Austrian, German
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 35 minutes
Chill Time 2 hours
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings 4 Dozen
Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 +1/2 cups almond flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1 shot kirschwasser or cherry brandy
  • 1 +1/2 cups cherry jam
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Instructions

  1. Sift the flour into a separate bowl. Whisk in the almond flour, nutmeg, cocoa powder and lemon zest. Set aside.
  2. Beat together the butter, sugars, and vanilla until creamy.
  3. Beat in the egg.
  4. Add the dry ingredients and mix to combine.
  5. Beat in the cherry brandy.
  6. Divide the dough in half, wrap each piece in plastic cling film and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  7. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 10 x 14 baking sheet.
  8. Take one half of the dough out of the fridge roll it out evenly inside the baking sheet.
  9. Brush with the cherry jam then sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the jam.
  10. Remove half of the remaining dough from the fridge. Roll it out into a rectangle and use a sharp knife to cut long strips.
  11. Lay the dough strips on top of the jam chocolate chip mixture diagonally starting from one corner.
  12. Remove the remaining dough from the fridge and repeat, placing another layer of strips in the other direction.
  13. Whisk together the egg yolk and milk and brush it over the dough lattice.
  14. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 35 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
  15. Remove from oven, let cool 10 minutes before cutting into strips. Plate and serve.