Pumpkin Linzer Cookies

These Pumpkin Linzer Cookies are the kind of thing people assume took much longer and required much more skill than they actually did. Two layers of tender, almond flour-based pumpkin spice cookies, sandwiched around pumpkin butter, with the top layer cut out so the filling peeks through — then finished with a dusting of powdered sugar. They look like something from a bakery window. They taste like fall. And they come together with a standard mixer and a couple of cookie cutters.

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 10

Total Time 40

Servings assembled cookies

Ingredients

½ c unsalted butter softened
½ c sugar
1 egg
1 t vanilla
1 c flour
¾ c almond flour
1 t cinnamon
½ t ginger
2 t pumpkin spice
¼ t salt
⅓ c pumpkin butter
Powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, beat together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Mix in the egg and vanilla until well combined.
Add the flour, almond flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, pumpkin spice, and salt. Mix until a dough forms.
Shape dough into a disk, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to firm up.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to about ⅛-inch thickness. Cut out pumpkin shapes with a cookie cutter. For half of the cookies, use a smaller cutter to cut out a center window.
Place cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 8–10 minutes, or until edges are lightly golden. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Spread a thin layer of pumpkin butter on each solid cookie. Place a cut-out cookie on top to sandwich. Dust with powdered sugar.

Notes

Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Best assembled the day of serving — the pumpkin butter can soften the top cookie if they sit assembled overnight. Pumpkin butter is a jam-style spread, not pumpkin puree — find it near the jams at the grocery store or at Trader Joe's seasonally. Chill dough for the full hour — warm dough is hard to roll and will spread in the oven.

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Nutrition information provided is just an estimate and may vary based on specific ingredients used.