Marzipan stars

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 300 g flour
• 200 g sugar
• 200 g butter
• 400 g marzipan paste
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 1 small bottle(s) of rum flavoring
• 3 drops of bitter almond flavor
• 1 pinch of cardamom, ground
• 1 pinch of salt
• 150 g walnuts, ground
• 200 g dark chocolate coating
• 200 g jelly (currant jelly)
• 60 half walnuts

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 2 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients for 60 pieces

Cut the butter into small pieces and allow to come to room temperature. Knead the flour with the sugar, vanilla sugar, rum flavoring, bitter almond oil, cardamom, butter, salt, and walnuts until you have a smooth dough. Wrap the dough in cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Roll out the dough on a floured surface to a thickness of about 1 cm and cut out stars. Line a baking tray with baking paper and preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan-assisted oven). Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes. Transfer the baking paper to a wire rack and allow the stars to cool. Knead the marzipan and roll it out thinly between two layers of cling film. Cut out stars from the marzipan as well. Spread the cookies thickly with redcurrant jelly, place the marzipan stars on top, and gently press them down. Melt the chocolate coating in a bain-marie. Cover the stars with the chocolate coating and press a walnut half into each one while the chocolate is still warm. Let them dry at room temperature. Tip: You can use quince jelly instead of redcurrant jelly. It gives the stars a special touch! Per piece: 595 kJ, 142 kcal, and 1.1 BE. These marzipan stars are certainly among the most elaborate cookies. They also make a wonderful small gift for dear friends!