Snowflake Chocolate Ganache Linzer Cookies
These Snowflake Chocolate Ganache Linzer Cookies are just the prettiest Christmas cookie ever! They’re elegant, delicious and so fun to make! The cookie is so flavourful and soft, and the chocolate ganache is the perfect way to elevate them. You get that beautiful cookie flavour but also that burst of creamy chocolate ganache in every bite. And of course dusted with that gorgeous powder sugar to get that beautiful snowy look, it makes them just perfect for Christmas. What I love about Linzer cookies is that you can really use any shape you love to cut out the cookies, or the inside shape! I made these heart shaped linzer cookies last year and they’re so cute! You could do a Christmas tree, star, anything really! I just loved the idea of a snowy snowflake for Christmas!
What You’ll Need
I know these cookies might seem intimidating but trust me they’re really not! The dough is really simple to make, and what I love most is that there is no chilling time! You can roll is straight away and cut out your shape and bake! I love that about this recipe! The ingredients are also amazing, simple and clean, and you still get a gorgeous and delicious cookie! The filling is also only two ingredients, and trust me its sooooo good sandwiched between these cookies! Here is everything we will be using to make these Christmas linzer cookies!
Snowflake Chocolate Ganache Linzer Cookies
organic pastry flour or all purpose
monk fruit sweetener or icing sugar (powdered monk fruit sweeteners are a 1:1 replacement to icing sugar it’s my favourite & it’s natural)
almond flour
salt
cinnamon
organic grass fed butter cold or vegan butter
maple syrup
vanilla
CHOCOLATE GANACHE
chocolate chips or chocolate bar – i like dark
coconut cream
Making the Snowflake Chocolate Ganache Linzer Cookies
First we will make the dough, in a large bowl sift in your flour and monk-fruit sweetener or powdered sugar. Mix them together. Add in your almond flour, salt, and cinnamon and begin mixing again! Dice your chilled butter into even chucks and add it to your flour mixture. Fold it in with your hands, you will really have to massage the dough with your hands to combine it! Do this until it resembles a loose and crumbly dough. Add in your maple syrup and vanilla. Mix to combine this, then use your hands to shape and form it into a round ball of dough!
Dust flour on a surface and roll out your dough! Flour the rolling pin and roll out the dough evenly to a thin sheet! You don’t want your rolled dough to be too thick, the cookies expand and rise! I like when they look cute and dainty so I roll them thinly! Cut out your desired cookie shape, and to only half cut out the centre with a smaller cookie cutter. You will have to repeat this process and roll out the left overs a few times!
Line out the cookies on a cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, just when the cookies start to slightly brown. I find 11 minutes the perfect time! Let them cool! Melt your chocolate on very low heat, once its off the heat add your coconut cream and mix until you get a creamy ganache. Dust your top cut out cookie with powder sugar. Add your ganache to a piping bag or spoon it onto the bottom cookie, and place the cut out cookie on top!
Repeat this till all your cookies are put together! Allow them to set for 20 minutes! Store in fridge or freezer, enjoy these beautiful snowflakes! Ahhhhhh they’re just sooo pretty! I love to dust the final cookies with powder sugar for that really snowy look!
I can’t wait for you to try these snowflake chocolate ganache linzer cookies, they turned out so perfect for the holiday season! Love you and happy Christmas baking!
Snowflake Chocolate Ganache Linzer Cookie recipe
Snowflake Chocolate Ganache Linzer Cookies
The prettiest Christmas cookie, these are elegant, delicious and so fun to make! The cookie is so flavourful and soft, and the chocolate ganache is the perfect way to elevate these. You get that beautiful cookie flavour but also that burst of creamy chocolate ganache in every bite.
Ingredients
Linzer Cookie Dough
- 2½ cups organic flour I love using pastry flour for these
- ½ cup monk-fruit sweetener or powdered sugar
- ½ cup almond flour
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup grass fed butter
- ¼ cup maple syrup or honey
Chocolate Ganache
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- ½ tbsp coconut cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl sift in your flour and monk-fruit sweetener or powdered sugar. Mix them together. Add in your almond flour, salt, and cinnamon and begin mixing again!
- Dice your chilled butter into even chucks and add it to your flour mixture. Fold it in with your hands, you will really have to massage the dough with your hands to combine it! Do this until it resembles a loose and crumbly dough.
- Add in your maple syrup and vanilla. Mix to combine this, then use your hands to shape and form it into a round ball of dough!
- Dust flour on a surface and roll out your dough! Flour the rolling pin and roll out the dough evenly to a thin sheet! You don't want your rolled dough to be too thick, the cookies expand and rise! I like when they look cute and dainty so I roll them thinly! Cut out your desired cookie shape, and to only half cut out the centre with a smaller cookie cutter. You will have to repeat this process and roll out the left overs a few times!
- Line out the cookies on a cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, just when the cookies start to slightly brown. I find 11 minutes the perfect time! Let them cool!
- Melt your chocolate on very low heat, once its off the heat add your coconut cream and mix until you get a creamy ganache. Dust your top cut out cookie with powder sugar. Add your ganache to a piping bag or spoon it onto the bottom cookie, and place the cut out cookie on top!
- Repeat this till all your cookies are put together! Allow them to set for 20 minutes! Store in fridge or freezer, enjoy these beautiful snowflakes! Dust the final cookies with powder sugar for the snowy look
