Note: These cookies are also terrific plain or sandwiched with raspberry or other jam. If you don’t have 2 1/2- and 1-inch round cookie cutters, use different shapes or, instead of the smaller cutter, ...

•These cookies are best served the day they are made. •Be careful not to use too much flour when you roll out these cookies. It ruins the cookie's delicate texture. •Use a Linzer cookie cutter to make ...

Cheryl Margolin of Lake Elsinore was one of the 10 winners of last year’s Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off with her chocolate raspberry linzer cookies: “I started making these six or seven ...

In a food processor, process the almonds and 1/2 cup flour until nuts are very finely ground. Transfer to a medium bowl and add remaining flour. Using an electric mixer on medium, beat butter until ...

1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Grated zest of 1 lemon 1 cup raspberry preserves Confectioners’ sugar 1. In a food ...