Halloween Ghost Linzer Cookies

Name: Halloween Ghost Linzer Cookies
Prep time: 42 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 25
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Unsalted butter 250 g; Sugar 120 g; Egg whites 1; Vanilla sugar 1 bag 0.28 oz; Salt 1 pinch; All-purpose flour 350 g; Fruit jam 3-4 tbsp; Confectioners' sugar

easy to make and decorate

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50m
Serves 25
Easy
400 °F
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Ingredients

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	250 g Unsalted butter
	120 g Sugar
	1 Egg whites
	1 bag 0.28 oz Vanilla sugar 8 g
	1 pinch Salt
	350 g All-purpose flour
	For filling:
	3-4 tbsp Fruit jam of choice
	For dusting:
	Confectioners' sugar

Nutritional information

150

calories

8.4g

fat

17.3g

carbohydrates

1.8g

potein

22mg

cholesterol

611mg

sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Halloween Ghost Linzer Cookies

Make these buttery, flaky and jam-filled Halloween Ghost Linzer Cookies, and you’ll have the best spooky-looking treat ever. With simple ingredients, these cute ghost cookies are easy to put together and decorate. Perfect for holiday baking!

These Halloween Linzer cookies start with a simple sugar cookie dough. The dough tastes delicious and holds its shape well while baking. My top tip is to chill the dough before rolling it out. I also briefly chill the cut-out cookies to help them retain shape while baking. Using a heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out shapes from the dough and then cut each in half. Make the eyes and a mouth in half the cookies. I use a straw, but you could also use the small end of a piping tip for the eyes and the larger opening for the mouth. Bake the cookies until golden brown. Once the cookies are slightly cooled, sandwich them together with your choice of jam. Finally, dust with sifted confectioners’ sugar and serve.

To make the Halloween Ghost Linzer Cookies, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Halloween Ghost Linzer Cookies

Steps to make Halloween Ghost Linzer Cookies

1

Beat butter

2min

Beat 250 grams butter until smooth.
2

Add sugar

2min

Add 120 grams sugar and beat until fluffy.
3

Add egg white, vanilla and salt

2min

Add 1 egg white, vanilla sugar, and a pinch of salt and mix well.
4

Add flour

2min

Gradually stir in 350 grams flour and knead into a smooth dough.
5

Chill

2h

Using your hands, knead the dough into a soft ball, wrap it in plastic wrap, and then refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or better, overnight.
6

Roll out dough

2min

Roll out the chilled dough to a thickness of 3 millimeters (⅛ inch).
7

Cut out cookies

5min

Using a large heart cookie cutter, cut out shapes from the dough. Cut each shape in half. Use a straw to make the eyes and a mouth in half the cookies. Gently tilt the tapered end of each cookie to give it a ghost-like appearance.
8

Chill

15min

Carefully transfer the cookies to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Transfer the baking sheet to the fridge for 15-20 minutes. Roll out the leftover scraps and repeat.
9

Preheat oven

5min

Preheat the oven to 400 °F (200 °C).
10

Bake

8min

Bake the cookies for about 8 minutes or until the edges just start to brown.
11

Cool

5min

Let cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes or until they are cool enough to handle but still warm.
12

Assemble

4min

Spread about 1 teaspoon of jam over half of the cookies with no face. Cover with a cookie with a face.
13

Dust with confectioners’ sugar

1min

Sift confectioners' sugar over the cookies.
14

Serve

Serve and enjoy! Store the cookies in a single layer in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

With Halloween upon us, these cute Halloween Ghost Linzer Cookies are the spookiest and tastiest little treats. Give this recipe a go, and please come back to leave us a rating and a comment!

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Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.