Amaretto – Marzipan – Cookies

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 250 g butter
• 2 packets of vanilla sugar
• 40 g powdered sugar
• 2 cl Amaretto
• 1 tsp lemon peel
• 1 tsp orange peel
• 300 g flour
• 75 g cornstarch
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 150 g marzipan
• 3 tbsp Amaretto
• 200 g chocolate, whole milk
• 50 g almond flakes

Instructions

Working time approx. 40 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 40 minutes

egg-free

Lightly brown the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Allow to cool completely. Cream the butter with the vanilla sugar and powdered sugar until fluffy. Stir in the Amaretto, lemon zest, and orange zest. Mix the flour, cornstarch, and baking powder and sift them into the butter mixture. Quickly knead everything into a smooth, compact dough. Wrap the dough in cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Then form the dough into round balls (about the size of a walnut) and place them on a baking sheet. Make a well in the center of the balls and bake in an oven preheated to 180–200°C for 10–15 minutes. Knead the marzipan with the Amaretto and add some of the marzipan to the well. Melt the milk chocolate in a double boiler, spread it over the cookies, and sprinkle with flaked almonds. Makes approx. 70 cookies.