Chocolate Linzer Cookies with Cream Cheese Filling
These chocolate linzer cookies are soft, lightly chocolatey, and filled with a creamy cream cheese frosting. They look special but are easy enough for cozy baking days at home.
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- Baking sheets
- Parchment paper
- Rolling Pin
- Cookie cutters
Ingredients
Cookie Base
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
Cream Cheese Filling
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment.
- Cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.
- Add egg and vanilla and mix well.
- Mix in flour, espresso powder, salt, and baking powder until dough forms.
- Roll dough to ¼-inch thick and cut into rounds. Cut centers from half.
- Chill cookies in freezer for 10 minutes.
- Bake for 9 to 10 minutes until set. Cool completely.
- Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
- Spread frosting on solid cookies and top with cut-out cookies.
- Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
- Chill the dough if it feels too soft to roll.
- Cookies can be baked ahead and filled later.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 94mgPotassium: 21mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 249IUCalcium: 14mgIron: 0.3mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!