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Semi-Homemade Linzer Piggy Cookies

By Krissy of B-Inspired Mama 9 Comments

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Get the Kids in the Kitchen with these EASY Cookies!

These (semi-homemade and super easy) yummy jelly-filled sugar cookies were inspired by a sweet juvenile fiction novel, The Taste of Snow, by Stephen Masse.  

Masse summarizes:

When winter arrives in the Austrian Alps, eleven-year-old Nicole Kinders is ready for the taste of snow. Everything is beginning to show signs of holiday festivities, from the decorated shops in Innsbruck to the scent of cinnamon in the air. At the market stall on her way to school, Nicole gets a candy cane from Boznik, the shopkeeper. He tells her, “This, my dear girl, is a magic candy cane.”

From that day extraordinary things begin to happen.

Some good.

Some bad. Extraordinarily bad.

Nicole finds herself losing the joy of holiday preparations, and realizes that the vexing secret she keeps is influencing every part of her life. Her hopes of having a magical Christmas take her on a journey beyond where any ordinary girl would choose to go.

When accepting the book for review, I had fully intended on reading it chapter by chapter to Sawyer at bedtime.  But with an intended audience of 8+ years of age, I just couldn’t get my 5 year old Sawyer into it.  Ironically, though, my 34 year old fiancé, Cliff, snatched it up and happily read straight through in just a couple nights.  Though it took this busy mama a little longer to get through, I was surprisingly pleased with the interesting, suspenseful story and heartwarming ending.  I especially loved the image-rich descriptions of the holiday sights, smells, and sounds of Austria.  The detailed description of the cookies and candies made me super-excited to see the recipe collection at the end of the book.  Here’s how I got the kids in the kitchen to put our own spin on the book’s Linzer Pig Cookies recipe…

Semi-Homemade Linzer Piggy Cookies - A Kids in the Kitchen Recipe at B-Inspired Mama

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Kids in the Kitchen: Easy (Semi-Homemade) Linzer Piggy Cookies

Ingredients:

  • sugar cookie dough (homemade or store-bought)
  • berry jam or jelly
  • flour
  • powdered sugar (not pictured)
  • large piggy cookie cutter (or other shape)
  • small heart cookie cutter

Making Semi-Homemade Linzer Piggy Cookies - A Kids in the Kitchen Recipe at B-Inspired Mama

  • If you’re not into mixing up your own sugar cookie dough, just grab some refrigerated sugar cookie dough and get to the fun of rolling and cutting it out.  We just kneaded some extra flour into it to make it less sticky and easier to work with.  Or use your own simple sugar cookie dough recipe.
  • Roll out the dough on a floured surface.  For every piggy cookie you cut out, cut out another piggy cookie but with a heart cut out of the center.
  • Bake them on an ungreased cookie sheet according to the sugar cookie dough package or recipe directions.  Allow them to cool completely.
  • Spread jam or jelly on the full piggy cookies.  And dust powdered sugar on the heart cut out piggy cookies. Sandwich the powdered sugar heart cutout piggy cookies on top of the jam-spread piggy cookies.
  • Eat and enjoy!

What have you been up to with your kids in the kitchen lately?  Have you ever made a recipe inspired by a book?  Have you ever had traditional Austrian Linzer cookies?

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About Krissy of B-Inspired Mama

Former M.Ed Art Teacher. Current Blogger & Social Media Influencer. Always Crazy & Creative Mama of 3.

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Comments

  1. Cerys @ Rainy Day Mum says

    June 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM

    These are really cute

    Thank you for linking up to Tuesday Tots this week

    Reply
  2. MaryAnne K says

    June 11, 2012 at 8:03 PM

    I've had traditional Linzer cookies – I went to high school in Austria! Yours look lovely.

    I haven't done much book-inspired cooking, but some of my younger siblings created recipes based off of the Redwall book series.

    Thank you for linking to Learning Laboratory at Mama Smiles =)

    Reply
  3. JDaniel4's Mom says

    June 8, 2012 at 7:21 PM

    These look delicious! You used my kind of cookie dough! Thank you so much for linking to Read.Explore.Learn.

    Reply
  4. Happy Whimsical Hearts says

    June 8, 2012 at 4:49 AM

    I love that you were inspired by what you were reading to make these!! And they look really yummy too 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Happy lil ❤'s are baking x

    Reply
  5. Maria says

    June 6, 2012 at 3:09 AM

    Awww your cookies look great! I love Linzer cookies and bake them every Christmas!

    Reply
  6. heather at wordplayhouse® says

    June 6, 2012 at 2:03 AM

    I have especially lovely memories each time I see Linzer cookies (even ones as unique as yours)! My husband (before he was my husband), made a batch from scratch for me. So, I smile when I see them—even your sweet little pig ones! What a fun activity to go along with the story you shared here. -heather

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    • Krissy Sherman Bonning says

      June 6, 2012 at 12:45 PM

      I've never even seen normal ones before. The book just mentions pig ones! lol Grad they brought you a smile! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Snowies says

    June 5, 2012 at 5:49 PM

    OMG those look so cute and delicious. My kids will love these 🙂
    New follower from blog hop
    http://www.greatfamilyadventures.com

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    • Krissy Sherman Bonning says

      June 6, 2012 at 12:44 PM

      Thanks, Snowies!

      Reply

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