Easy marzipan cookies

Step 1/3

• 10 g marzipan
• ⅛ egg
• 2½ g flour
• 4 g confectioner’s sugar
• 5 g ground almonds
• ⅛ tbsp amaretto
• ⅛ tsp salt
• ⅛ tsp orange zest (optional)

• oven
• bowl (small)
• bowl (large)
• hand mixer with dough hook (optional)

Preheat the oven to 175°C/350°F (155°C/310°F convection). Use your hands to pluck the marzipan into small pieces. Separate the egg and set the yolk aside in a small bowl. In a large mixing bowl add marzipan, egg white, flour, confectioners' sugar, ground almonds, amaretto, salt, and orange zest (if using) and knead with your hands or a hand mixer until a smooth dough forms. Roll out the dough into long logs and divide into walnut-sized equal pieces.

Step 2/3

• baking sheet
• parchment paper

With moistened hands, form small balls. Then place them a little apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Gently flatten each ball of dough with the back of a spoon or your thumb.

Step 3/3

• ⅛ tbsp water
• ⅛ tbsp sliced almonds
• ⅛ tbsp ground cinnamon (for dusting)
• ⅛ tbsp confectioner’s sugar (for dusting)

• pastry brush
• bowl (small)

Whisk the egg yolk with water in the small bowl. Use a pastry brush to brush the cookies with the egg wash. Then, sprinkle the cookies with sliced almonds and transfer them to the preheated oven. Bake for approx. 12–15 min. Meanwhile, mix powdered sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Remove cookies from the oven and let cool. Once cool, dust with powdered sugar and cinnamon. Enjoy right away or store in a cookie box.

Enjoy your meal!