LINZER TARTS

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With a creamy chocolate and hazelnut filling, these decadent Christmas cookies look and taste amazing. Guests will never guess how relatively easy they are to make. -Mary Maddox, Bellmore, New York

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield about 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 large egg
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Additional confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup Nutella

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide dough in thirds. Shape each into a ball, then flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll one portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2-1/2-in. holiday cookie cutters. Using floured 1-in. shaped cookie cutters, cut out the centers of half of the cookies., Place solid and window cookies 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining portions of dough. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Sprinkle window cookies with additional confectioners' sugar. Spread 1 teaspoon Nutella on the bottom of each solid cookie; place window cookies over filling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 177 calories, Fat 10g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 29mg cholesterol, Sodium 84mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

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