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    Home » Recipes

    Linzer Cookies - Poppy Seed Lemon

    Published: Mar 18, 2023 by Ang Paris · 25 Comments
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    Everyone loves these delicious and elegant cookies! Homemade lemon curd sandwiched between tender poppyseed shortbread cookies are the perfect sweet and tart treat.
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    Attention Lemon Lovers! You have to make these lemon poppy seed shortbread cookies filled with delicious lemon curd. via @jugglingactmama

    If you have never tried linzer cookies, you are seriously missing out! These fancy sandwich cookies are a wonderful Springtime treat that are perfect for serving and bridal and baby showers, Mother's Day and Easter.

    Two lemon poppy seed linzer cookies sit on top of a brown background. Each is sprinkled with powdered sugar. In the background, there is a clear jar filled with lemon curd.
    Lemon Poppyseed Linzer Cookies are an unexpected twist on a classic Linzer cooker.

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    • Ingredients
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Recipe Variations
    • More Lemon Recipes
    • 📋 Lemon Linzer Cookies
    • Poppy Seed Lemon Linzer Cookies
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    These Poppy Seed Lemon Linzer Cookies that I'm sharing were one of the desserts I made for Easter dinner. 

    We always spend Easter at our good friend's house and I'm asked to bring a sweet treat or two.  The ages for the guests start at 8 mos. and go upward to 60 so I try to come up with something that I think will appeal to everyone. 

    These cookies are a delicate shortbread with a homemade lemon curd and were enjoyed by all the guests.

    Ingredients

    • Unsalted Butter
    • Sugar
    • Confectioner's Sugar
    • Vanilla Extract
    • Flour
    • Poppy Seeds
    • Eggs
    • Lemons

    For the cookies, I found a cookie cutter kit that was especially designed for making Linzer cookies, like the one pictured above from Amazon.  But you could use a any type of cookie cutter and get small ones for the center.  These could be adapted for any holiday - small hearts for Valentine's day, etc.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What are linzer cookies?

    Linzer Cookies are usually made with flour, unsalted butter, eggs and flavorings such as vanilla or almond extract.  The cookies are filled with a fruit butter, jam or curd and dusted with confectioner's sugar.

    What is lemon curd?

    A curd is made by cooking together fruit juice, egg yolks, butter and sugar to make a delicious thick custard-like spread.   think of it like a sweet condiment that can be used with all kinds of baked goods like muffins, scones, and cookies.  Lemon curd has a very intense lemon flavor from the juice and zest of fresh lemons.

    What is the difference between lemon curd and lemon pie filling?

    Lemon curd and lemon pie filling are similar but lemon curd has a more intense flavor.  The texture is different also between lemon curd is thickened with egg yolks and the natural pectin from the lemon juice and zest.  Pie filling is thickened with cornstarch or flour usually.

    Poppy-Seed-Lemon-Linzer-Cookies
    Made with delicate poppy seed shortbread, these Linzer Cookies are filled with lemon curd.

    Recipe Variations

    And if you really don't want to fuss with making lemon curd, substitute jam, which makes these cookies super easy to make!  Omit the poppy seeds and instead of lemon curd, use one of these flavors of jam:

    • Raspberry
    • Strawberry
    • Apricot
    • Blueberry
    Poppy-Seed-Lemon-Linzers-Cookies
    A delicate shortbread cookie with homemade lemon curd.

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    • Homemade Twix Cookie Recipe

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    📋 Lemon Linzer Cookies

    Not ready to make this linzer cookie recipe yet? Don’t forget to pin the recipe for later.

    When you do make it, please comment and leave me a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating below; it totally makes my day!

    Close up of Poppy Seed Lemon Linzer cookie.

    Poppy Seed Lemon Linzer Cookies

    Everyone loves these delicious and elegant cookies! Homemade lemon curd sandwiched between tender poppyseed shortbread cookies are the perfect sweet and tart treat.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: linzer cookies
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Author: Ang Paris

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    Ingredients

    Shortbread

    • 3 sticks of soft unsalted butter
    • ½ cup sugar
    • ½ confectioners sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 3 ½ cups flour
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 2 tbl poppy seeds

    Lemon Curd

    • 1 large egg
    • 6 large egg yolks
    • ½ cup sugar
    • Zest from 2 lemons finely grated
    • ½ cup fresh lemon juice
    • pinch salt
    • 1 stick unsalted butter cut into cubes

    Instructions

    Shortbread

    • Mix the butter, sugars, and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy.
      3 sticks of soft unsalted butter, ½ cup sugar, ½ confectioners sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • Reduce to low speed and slowly add the flour and salt. When mixed, add the poppy seeds and continue mixing for 1 minute.
      3 ½ cups flour, ½ teaspoon salt, 2 tbl poppy seeds
    • Remove the dough and divide it in two. Place one half between two sheets of parchment paper and roll until ¼" thick. Using a cookie cutter to cut out the bottoms (removing unused dough, re-rolling and continue to make more bottoms until first half of dough is used up). Place all bottoms on parchment paper on a cookie sheet and freeze for an hour. Do the same thing with the other half of the dough and use a small shape cookie cutter to cut out centers.
    • To bake preheat the oven to 325 and bake the cookies about 10-12 minutes until light brown. Remove and cool on a wire rack and cool completely. With the top cookie, dust with confectioners sugar

    Lemon Curd

    • Use a double boiler and bring water to simmer in pan making sure it won't touch the bottom of the top part.
    • In the top of the double boiler, add all of the ingredients except the butter. Set it over the simmering water and whisk the mixture constantly until it reaches 170 degrees then remove from stove.
      1 large egg, 6 large egg yolks, ½ cup sugar, Zest from 2 lemons, ½ cup fresh lemon juice, pinch salt
    • Add butter and stir until melted.
      1 stick unsalted butter cut into cubes
    • Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl.
    • Place this bowl inside another bowl that is filled with ice water.
    • Let the mixture stand at room temperature until it is cooled and thickened (this part can be done a day ahead and kept refrigerated until needed)

    Assemble

    • Place about 1 teaspoon lemon curd on bottom cookie and then place top on and slightly press together.

    Notes

    Adapted from Flour Arrangements

    For best results, be sure to check our Tips and FAQs above with important tips and questions that can help your delicious recipe come out perfectly.

    Please Note: I am not a registered dietician. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.
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    Comments

    1. tanya says

      April 22, 2014 at 8:30 am

      5 stars
      Lemon curd is the best! These cookies are absolutely adorable!!

      Reply
      • Deb @ Cooking on the Front Burner says

        April 22, 2014 at 10:41 pm

        Thanks Tanya!

        Reply
    2. Sarah says

      April 22, 2014 at 12:20 pm

      5 stars
      I've been wanting to make linzer cookies for awhile - thanks so much for the great recipe!
      Sarah

      Reply
      • Deb @ Cooking on the Front Burner says

        April 22, 2014 at 10:41 pm

        Glad you like it Sarah!

        Reply
    3. rita Greggs says

      April 22, 2014 at 12:29 pm

      5 stars
      Linzer cookies are so good but I' haven't tried them with lemon before - great idea!
      Rita

      Reply
      • Deb @ Cooking on the Front Burner says

        April 22, 2014 at 10:42 pm

        You'll need to give them a try Rita 🙂

        Reply
    4. [email protected] says

      April 22, 2014 at 3:25 pm

      Awesome looking (and sounding) cookies, Deb!! Pinned!

      Reply
      • Deb @ Cooking on the Front Burner says

        April 22, 2014 at 10:42 pm

        Thanks for stopping by Lyuba - appreciate the pin!

        Reply
    5. Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says

      April 22, 2014 at 11:29 pm

      5 stars
      I'm obsessed with anything lemon and these linzer cookies are so pretty! Love the creamy lemon curd filling!

      Reply
      • Deb @ Cooking on the Front Burner says

        April 23, 2014 at 10:32 pm

        Thanks Ashley! I love lemons as you might know 🙂

        Reply
    6. Kelly says

      April 23, 2014 at 7:46 am

      Love how pretty these cookies look! They sound fantastic with the lemon curd too - pinned 🙂

      Reply
      • Deb @ Cooking on the Front Burner says

        April 23, 2014 at 10:32 pm

        Thanks Kelly! Appreciate the pin and hope you are doing well!

        Reply
    7. Winnie says

      April 23, 2014 at 12:55 pm

      Deb these are just AWESOME
      Pinning

      Reply
      • Deb @ Cooking on the Front Burner says

        April 23, 2014 at 10:33 pm

        Thanks so much Winnie and for the pin!

        Reply
    8. Gloria // Simply Gloria says

      April 24, 2014 at 4:24 pm

      Deb, I'm going to have to grab this kind of cookie cutter! I'm truly obsessed with how pretty these are... and with lemon!

      Reply
    9. Claire @ A Little Claireification says

      April 25, 2014 at 1:26 am

      5 stars
      These are amazing! I am so in love with Linzer cookies and even have a Raspberry Linzer Tart I make every year. I HAVE to make these - your photos are just gorgeous as always!! Pinned!!

      Reply
    10. ZaInab says

      April 26, 2014 at 8:34 am

      You know how much I love lemon!! These cookies look amazing.

      Reply
    11. Kelley says

      April 29, 2014 at 12:18 pm

      Yum! These look great! Another recipe with lemon curd.. I need to try it asap!

      Reply
    12. Becca from It's Yummi! says

      April 30, 2014 at 9:16 pm

      You did a beautiful job with these, Deb.... they're gorgeous!

      Reply
      • Deb @ Cooking on the Front Burner says

        April 30, 2014 at 10:45 pm

        Thanks Becca!

        Reply
    13. Wendy says

      December 16, 2014 at 7:12 pm

      I'm wondering if these can be frozen? I love anything lemon and these look so beautiful.

      Reply
      • Ang Paris says

        December 18, 2014 at 8:29 am

        Yes, wrap them in plastic wrap and then put them into a freezer bag and carefully remove all the air.

        Reply
    14. Jerri says

      March 20, 2015 at 11:23 pm

      5 stars
      Wow! These look yummy!

      Reply
    15. Maria says

      March 22, 2015 at 9:43 pm

      5 stars
      These look fabulous!!! Linzer cookies are my all-time favorite cookies, in fact, I baked some this weekend and still have some left in the cookie jar right now! I only ever make the traditional jam ones since that's what my grandma used to make, but these sound delicious!

      Reply
    16. Desiree @The36thAvenue says

      March 26, 2015 at 1:08 am

      So yummy! Thank you so much for linking up with us... Featuring you this Friday!

      Reply

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