Basel hearts

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 2 egg whites
• 1 pinch of salt
• 250 g powdered sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• ½ bottle of rum flavoring
• ½ tsp cloves, ground or crushed
• 2 tsp, leveled cinnamon powder
• 50 g cocoa powder
• 15 g butter, melted
• ½ tsp, leveled baking powder
• 250 g ground almonds
• some lemon juice
• e.g. powdered sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 2 hours; Rest period approx. 5 days 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 12 minutes; Total time approx. 5 days 3 hours 12 minutes

chocolate almond pastries

Beat the egg whites and sugar until fluffy. Add the melted butter, cocoa powder, baking powder, and spices; mix thoroughly. Knead in the almonds. Let rest in a cool place for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight. Roll out to about 1/2 cm thick and cut out hearts. Bake for about 12 minutes at 180°C (without fan if possible). Remove from the oven and let cool. Make a glaze with powdered sugar and lemon juice. Cover the cooled cookies with the lemon glaze. Let them rest for a few days in a closed container in a cool room (or on the balcony), until they develop a gingerbread-like consistency.