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Pumpkin Linzer Cookies

Pumpkin Linzer Cookies with spiced pumpkin filling and a rich and buttery shortbread base, some delicious Fall treats for your Halloween or Thanksgiving celebrations. Quick and easy to make, and so soft they melt in your mouth. The pumpkin spice linzer cookies are a big hit with everyone in the family. The shortbread dough has a delicate vanilla flavour, so good!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Chilling Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 cookies
Calories: 203kcal
Author: Daniela Apostol

Ingredients

For the filling

  • 1 cup pumpkin puree (250 g)
  • 3 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

For the dough

  • 350 g plain flour ( 2 ¾ cups)
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 160 g butter (⅔ cup)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 100 g icing sugar (confectioners' sugar, ⅔ cup + 1 tbsp)
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • To make the filling, combine the pumpkin pie, sugar and spices.
  • For the dough, sift the flour and icing sugar.
  • Add them to a large bowl together with the baking powder and a pinch of salt.
  • Cut the butter into cubes, and use your fingertips to rub it with the flour mixture until it resembles breadcrumbs.
  • Add the vanilla extract, egg and egg yolks, and knead gently into a dough.
  • Cover the dough with clingfilm, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into half a cm thickness.
  • Use 2 sizes of pumpkin cookie cutters - the large one will cut pumpkin shapes for the base, which will be topped with half a teaspoon of filling, the smaller cutter with cut pumpkin shapes into the larger shapes, which will top the cookies.
  • Press gently to seal the edges.
  • Repeat with the remaining dough until it's used up.
  • Bake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit) for 10 minutes until the edges are slightly light brown.

Notes

  • If you'd like to see the ingredients listed in cups and ounces, please check the US Customary Link.
  • Also, the amount of ingredients changes depending on the servings, so click on the number listed to change it to the number you prefer.

Nutrition

Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 130mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 2680IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg