Christmas Biscuits: Chocolate – Espresso Stars with Flowers – Hood.

1. Sieve flour and cocoa powder onto the worktop. Add the cardamom, almonds, sugar, vanilla sugar.
2. Divide the butter in small cubes over the mass. Add espresso powder.
3. Open eggs, check, admit. Knead everything well.

Must be !

1. Wrap the dough in foil and cool for 1 hour.
2. Sift the flour onto the work surface, cover the dough with foil, roll out, cut out stars. Place on a baking sheet with baking paper.

Spray on flowers!

1. Beat egg whites with salt until stiff, rub in powdered sugar (but must be sieved), stir well.
2. Fill egg whites into a piping bag with an 8 mm star nozzle.
3. Spray on the flower (see picture). Top with a mocha bean or coffee bean.

Alternative:

1. Brush the stars with egg white, sprinkle with sugar – pearl stars. Bake at 150-160 ° C for approx. 18-20 min.

Unfortunately that’s how it is !

1. All good things take time!