Description
Homemade pistachio pudding linzer cookies blend nutty richness with delicate Austrian pastry traditions. Delightful sandwich cookies offer a perfect balance of sweet filling and crisp, buttery texture that will delight dessert enthusiasts.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 1 box (3.4 ounces / 96 grams) instant pistachio pudding mix
- 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup (150 grams) white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups (180 grams) all-purpose flour
Secondary Ingredients:
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or paste
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) 2% milk
Decorative Ingredients:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) powdered sugar
- Green sprinkles for decoration
Instructions
- Combine pistachio pudding mix, softened butter, and sugar in a mixer, whipping until light and airy.
- Incorporate egg into the mixture, blending thoroughly until smooth and uniform.
- Gradually fold in flour and salt, gently mixing until a cohesive dough forms.
- Sandwich dough between parchment paper, rolling to a delicate 1/8-inch thickness. Chill in freezer for 20 minutes to firm.
- Use cookie cutters to create circular shapes, carefully removing centers from half the cookies. Return to freezer for brief chilling.
- Preheat oven to 350F. Arrange cookies on baking sheet, baking 6-8 minutes until edges are set and barely golden.
- Prepare creamy filling by whipping butter, sugar, vanilla, and milk until voluminous and silky.
- Arrange solid cookie bases, piping luscious filling across surface. Gently crown with cut-out cookie tops.
- Embellish by sprinkling decorative sprinkles into cookie centers, delicately tapping away excess for a polished finish.
Notes
- Pudding Power Boost the pistachio flavor by adding a teaspoon of almond extract to the dough for an extra nutty dimension.
- Chilling Technique Freezing the dough twice helps prevent spreading and maintains crisp cookie shapes during baking.
- Gluten-Free Swap Replace wheat flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to make these cookies celiac-friendly without compromising texture.
- Filling Flexibility Experiment with different nut-based buttercream fillings like almond or hazelnut to complement the pistachio profile.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 144
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 53 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 18 mg