Linzer Tart Hearts

Name: Linzer Tart Hearts
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 3 large cookies
Ingredients: 3 cups ofall-purpose flour; Extra flour for flouring surface (adjust if needed); 2 cups ofconfectioners’ sugar; ½ TSP ofbaking powder; 1Zest from 1 lemon; 2 ½ sticks ofunsalted butter - room temperature (10 OZ); 2 PCS oflarge eggs; 1 TSP ofvanilla extract; 1 cup ofstrawberry preserve (adjust if needed); ofconfectioners’ sugar (adjust if needed, for sprinkling)

3 large cookies

Vegetarian Diet, Czech Baking

Indulge in exquisite Linzer Tart Hearts – delicate, buttery cookies filled with sweet preserves. Perfect for Valentine's Day, these impressive sandwich cookies are a delightful treat and a wonderful, heartfelt gift for someone special.

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Tom the Chef Founder

February 9, 2026

40 min.
1 h. 50 min.
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Ingredients:

Dough:

3 cups of all-purpose flour
Extra flour for flouring surface (adjust if needed)
2 cups of confectioners’ sugar
½ TSP of baking powder
1 Zest from 1 lemon
2 ½ sticks of unsalted butter - room temperature (10 OZ)
2 PCS of large eggs
1 TSP of vanilla extract

Filling:

1 cup of strawberry preserve (adjust if needed)

Optional Final Touch:

Optionally: of confectioners’ sugar (adjust if needed, for sprinkling)

Tools:

1x Measuring Spoons
1x Measuring Cups
1x Kitchen Mixer with Flat Beater Attachment (or Hand Mixer)
1x Whisks
1x Small Hand Grater or Zester
1x Plastic Wrap
1x Bowl Scraper or Silicone Spatula
1x Rolling Pin
1x Heart Shape Template (below)
1x Paring Knife
1x Cookie Cutters (Small and Medium sizes)
2x Icing Spatula
3x Baking Sheet with Parchment Paper or Silicone Matt
1x Offset Spatula (or Dull Knife)

Directions:

1. Dough:

Let’s start the preparation of Linzer Tart Hearts by preparing the dough.

1.1. Place into a kitchen mixer with a flat beater attachment:

3 cups of flour
2 cups of confectioners’ sugar
½ TSP of baking powder
Lemon zest from one lemon

Shortly stir together using a hand whisk until nicely combined (about 1 minute).

1.2. Add:

2 ½ sticks of butter – soft
2 large eggs
1 TSP of Vanilla Extract

Process at a slow speed until all ingredients are partially combined.

1.3. Then increase the speed to medium-high and process until the dough is formed (about 2 – 3 minutes).

Note: The cookie dough will be sticky after processing. It will harden during the following resting time in the fridge.

2. Resting Time:

2.1. Wrap the dough with plastic wrap (scoop it on the wrap and then cover it with the wrap).

Tip: If you want to work with the dough soon, form it into a disk, not into a roll shape.

2.2. Let cool in the refrigerator until partially, but not totally, hardened (about 1 hour).

Important: If the dough in the refrigerator fully hardens (if left for a longer time, for example, overnight), remove from the refrigerator about an hour before cookie cutting.

3. Set Oven to Preheat:

3.1.

Set oven to preheat to 350°F.

Heart Shape Template

Download it by clicking below.

Heart Template

4. Cut the Linzer Tart Heart:

Notes:

Work one by one on a floured surface.
The dough needs to always sit on a floured surface during flattening to be able to separate the cut cookies that are ready to bake.
Each large heart cookie consists of two cookies (one top and one bottom, like a sandwich). Make sure that you cut an even number of cookies.

4.1.

Place the dough on a floured surface and lightly flour the top of the dough.

4.2.

Using a rolling pin, flatten the dough into about ¼” – 3/8” thickness (based on your preference). If the dough starts sticking, add flour.

4.3.

Cut the dough into heart shapes using the template below the recipe or your templates.

4.4. To create the best visual effect, use small and medium cookie cutters to cut openings in the top part of each heart.

Important: Keep a matching bottom part for each heart without any openings cut.

Tip: Bake and keep the shapes you cut out from each heart because they can be glued onto the hearts as a final step with extra preserves for an even better visual effect!

4.5. Gently place cut hearts on a baking sheet with parchment paper using an icing spatula.

Important: Make sure they are not touching each other.

Tip: From the dough leftovers, cut a few bonus cookies for the baker 😊. Or, to make it even easier, place the leftover dough on the baking sheet and bake it along with the hearts (they will not look as pretty, but they will taste just the same).

5. Bake:

5.1.

Bake in a preheated oven until fully baked. The surface turns from a doughy texture to solid but slightly fluffy (about 12 – 15 minutes).

5.2. Rotate the baking sheets in the middle of baking.

Note: Right after baking, the cookies have a soft texture, which can make some people confused and think it is a sign of underbaking; this is why some people tend to extend the baking time and overbake cookies. To ensure cookies are properly baked, watch the surface texture and bake the cookies for at least 10 minutes to reach the best results.

5.3. Let totally cool on the baking sheet before assembly.

Note: The heart shapes are very large, which makes them more fragile than smaller cookies. Not moving them before they are fully cooled will prevent cracking.

6. Assemble the Linzer Tart Hearts:

6.1. Spread some preserve on the bottom parts of heart cookie and slowly and carefully cover it with the top part (top parts are those that have cut-outs from the small and medium cookie cutters).

Tip: Use an icing spatulas for easy manipulation, especially with the top parts.

6.2.

Then, using an offset spatula or a dull knife, scoop a small amount of preserves and gently spread it onto each of the small and medium cookies that were cut out from the top part of the heart. Place them (glue them) around the perimeter of the larger cookie.

6.3. For best results, let rest in the refrigerator for at least one hour before serving.

Note: After that, the cookies do not have to be stored in the refrigerator.

6.4.

Sprinkle it with confectioners’ sugar right before serving or wrap in cellophane for the perfect gift.

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